Senior Ground Software Engineer
$150,000–$200,000 year
On-siteSeattle, Washington, United States
Job Summary
Design and implement software for the build, test, and operations of K2's vehicles and customer payloads, collaborating with Mission Operations and Flight Software teams to define mission architecture and deliver payload-specific solutions. Facilitate design reviews and code reviews across the Rust backend and TypeScript/Vue frontend stack to align stakeholders on technical direction. Support internal and external customers in an on-call capacity for ground test activities and on-orbit spacecraft operations while mentoring engineers to strengthen team culture and engineering practices. This role requires in-person presence at our headquarters in Torrance, CA.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline
- 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering
- 5+ years of experience building software solutions in a professional environment
- In person presence at our headquarters in Torrance, CA
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working on space missions and/or the satellite ground segment
- Experience with Rust or another statically-typed backend programming language (Go, C++, Java, C#, TypeScript)
- Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend development tooling (Vue, React, Svelte)
- Experience with version control, continuous integration, build, deployment, monitoring
- Experience developing HTTP or gRPC APIs
- Experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
- Experience designing and implementing event-driven architectures
- Experience developing reliable, scalable systems
- Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes
- Experience with WebSockets and/or Server-Sent-Events (SSE)
- Familiarity with cybersecurity best practices and relevant certifications/standards (SOC2, FedRAMP)
- Familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, QUIC)
- Familiarity with data streaming technologies such as NATS, Pulsar, or similar
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