SeniorSoftwareEngineer,Ground&ControlServices

Senior Software Engineer, Ground operating 24/7 with minimal human intervention. Success in this role means having a strong sense of initiative and ownership, a deep curiosity for how complex systems work, and the discipline to trace and validate requirements while thoughtfully challenging them when needed. You understand the importance of safety, precision, and testability, especially in autonomous systems where small errors can have big consequences. You’re comfortable applying modern software development practices and navigating both low-level and cloud-based technologies. Most importantly, you know how to collaborate in a team environment, communicate clearly, and contribute to a shared mission with humility and focus. While the locations listed in the job posting are ideal, we would love candidates near Seattle, WA office. We may also consider remote candidates in certain states. Responsibilities: Design, implement, and maintain software that enables autonomous satellite operations and real-time tasking. Develop and integrate services that interface with ground station infrastructure and satellite communication protocols. Build software solutions to support satellite tasking and monitoring. Collaborate with operations, communication engineers, flight software engineers, mission planning engineers, and other software teams to understand and refine technical requirements. Write clean, maintainable code with strong emphasis on safety, test coverage, and reliability. Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and team planning discussions. Support on-call rotations and troubleshooting of live system operations as needed. Anticipated 10-15% travel required to customer site. Other job-related duties as assigned. Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. A minimum of six (6) years of professional software development experience. Proficiency in one or more programming