Senior Ground Software Engineer
K2 Space Corporation · Seattle, WA · 1 wk ago
HybridEngineering$150k–$200k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Design and implement software that facilitates the build, test, and operations of K2's vehicles and our customers' payloads
- Collaborate with Mission Operators and Engineers across the company to identify and scope software solutions to complex technical and business problems
- Facilitate software design reviews, architecture discussions, and code reviews to align stakeholders on technical direction
- Work across our stack (Rust backend, TypeScript/Vue frontend) to support development, test, and operations milestones
- Support internal and external customers in an on-call capacity as your software is used to drive ground test activities and on-orbit spacecraft operations
- Mentor other engineers to build a strong team culture and software engineering practices
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline or 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering
- Additionally, 5+ years of experience building software solutions in a professional environment
Nice-to-Have
- 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