Ground Software Engineer Senior Security Clearance; Field
Listed on 2026-10-14
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer
We are looking for a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer who thrives working independently and is passionate about building software that pushes the bounds ofwhat'spossible. Our software is a modern web-based application (React/Type Script, C# .NET) with a microservice infrastructure (Docker, Kafka, REST) that operators use to monitor and control constellations of spacecraft across several active missions.
In this role, you will be embedded at or near a Mission Operation Center (MOC) local to you, serving as the primary technical point of contact for that facility.
You'lloperatewith a high degree of autonomy — often as a team of one or two — while staying closely integrated with our primary office in Denver, CO for feature development, technical direction, and longer-term project work.
This is not a traditional office role. You must be comfortable owning problems end-to-end without immediate peer support, communicating proactively across time zones, and context-switching between hands-on operational support and collaborative product development.
About the WorkYou’llwork closely with satellite operators, customers, and the Denver engineering and UI/UX teams to tackle hard problems like:
- Collision avoidance, conjunction analysis, and orbit-raising maneuver planning
- Operation center failover and continuity of control
- Cross-satellite network maintenance and space-to-ground link management
- Ground stationcontactscheduling and pass optimization
- Multi-vehicle mission coordination
Your work will be deployed inamocwhere itwilldirectly support active missions in orbit.
Prior space-industry experience is not required.
Position Details- Team structure:Field-based;typically1–2 engineers on-site, integrated with a remote team of 6–8 developers
- Remote Policy:On-Site
- Travel:Must be willing and able to travel to Denver, CO for onboarding, training, and periodic team collaboration
- On-Call:Must be available for on-call support to serve theMOClocal to you
- Serve as the primary technical resource for your local MOC, providing direct support to operators and resolving issues with a high degree of independence
- Provide on-call support for mission-critical operations by responding to incidents and escalations at your assigned facility
- Integrate remotely with the Denver ground softwareteamfor feature development, longer-term technical work, sprint ceremonies, and cross-team coordination
- Develop key user-facing features to support both current and future missions using Type Script, React, C#, MSSQL,InfluxDB, Kafka, and Python
- Translate designs and requirements into high-quality, maintainable code
- Build reusable components, shared libraries, and scalable services for use across the platform
- Engineer algorithms and business logic to promote scalability and automation
- Write unit and integration tests, including tests against simulation tools tovalidatebehavior against realistic mission scenarios
- Write documentation for internal users and customers
- Act as the technical face of the engineering team at your local site, building strong relationships with operators and customers
- Mentor junior engineers (on-site or remote) through code reviews, pair programming, and design discussions
- Contribute to sprint planning, technical scoping, and cross-team alignment with the distributed engineering organization
- Communicate proactively and clearly with remote teammates. Written communication and async collaboration are essential in this role
- Helpestablishand advocate for engineering best practices across the team
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Scienceor related field
- 6+ years of full-stack software engineering experience
- Active Secret security clearance
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal…
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