Muon Space

Senior Software Engineer, Ground Software

San Jose, CA · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$184k-$208kDetected 53 days ago

PythonFastAPIAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesHelmCI/CDLinuxGrafanaKafkaCommunicationRemote Sensing

About the role

Muon is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Back-end) to join our Ground Software team.
from implementing deployable applications, managing the infrastructure they run on, and supporting them running in production.

Build a world class Mission Planning & Control System in the cloud, using tools like Docker and FastAPI
Participate in designing our cloud architecture: choosing which technologies we will use, how we will organize the system, and when we should build systems in-house vs buy them off the shelf, to maximize the impact of our team
Manage the infrastructure we will use to deploy our cloud applications, using tools like Kubernetes, Helm, and AWS Lambda
Build the spacecraft-to-cloud data integration: processing and archiving the command history and telemetry, using tools like Kafka, InfluxDB, and Grafana

8+ years experience as a software engineer in a team environment
Strong programming experience in Python for web development
Experience with cloud-native software development in at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) using containers
Experience with the AWS / Govcloud ecosystem
Experience managing CI/CD in cloud-based development, staging, and production environments
B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new opportunities each week
Have a passion for simple architectures and clean APIs
Strong Linux fundamentals and comfortable with Linux development and deployment environment
IT and Information security (authentication, encryption)
Experience smoothly deploying continuously evolving data services to customers

The salary range for this role is $184,000 - $208,000 plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package.
Final compensation will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.
About Muon Space
Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data.
Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance.
From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.

In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity

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