Astranis

satellite communications

SoftwareEngineerBackendIntern(Fall2026)

$0–0k San Francisco, California, United States INTERNSHIP Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Software Engineer- Backend Intern (Fall 2026) at Astranis. Skills: backend development, mission-critical software, databases, pub/sub and streaming systems. design and build services that autonomously control satellites. monitor telemetry for anomalies”

What You'll Achieve.

keep our fleet safe and online; enabling every team to move faster and more reliably

Industry & Context.

satellite communications
Eligibility Requirements

U. S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

proficiency in Python, Experience and understanding of databases (Postgres, etc), Experience and understanding of pub/sub and streaming systems (RabbitMQ, Flink, etc)

Nice to Have

Experience with Kubernetes, Experience building fleet management systems

What You'll Do.

design and build services that autonomously control satellites

monitor telemetry for anomalies

provide real-time situational awareness to keep our fleet safe and online

building the core components and services that power the rest of our software organization

design and build high-performance

mission-critical software that is used to send commands to space

Take full ownership of features

working across backend and infrastructure

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs

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