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Ground Software Engineer

K2 Space Corporation

Los Angeles, CA • On-site

Full-time

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Job Summary:
K2 Space Corporation is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, aiming to unlock unprecedented performance levels across various orbits. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Ground Software team, you will create the software used to build, test, and fly satellites, collaborating closely with mission operations and flight software teams.
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:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline or 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering
Preferred:
• 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
Company:
Making previously impossible missions possible Founded in 2022, the company is headquartered in Torrance, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.

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Industry

Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing

Company size

11 - 50 Employees

Headquarters location

Los Angeles, CA, US

Year founded

2022