# Senior Space Embedded Software Engineer at Varda

- Company: Varda
- What the company does: Expanding the economic bounds of humankind with the world's first orbital manufacturing & reentry platform. Backed by General Catalyst, Khosla and Founders Fund.
- Company website: https://varda.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: El Segundo, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $169K to $216K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-23
- Apply by: 2026-11-07
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vardaspace/jobs/8003929003
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/varda-senior-space-embedded-software-engineer/

## About the role

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer on the Flight Software team is responsible for determining how our spacecraft behaves & operates in orbit and building reliable software to ensure it happens. They are responsible for all phases of development, starting from requirements capture through testing and flight operational support.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software
- 5+ years of experience in the development of spacecraft or similar safety critical software
- Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware / software systems
- Experience with development in C++, along with a strong understanding of language concepts

Tags: Autonomous Systems