Software Engineer - Infrastructure

Overview

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity's reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe—large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.

Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world's best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Black Rock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Software Engineer - Infrastructure

As a Software Engineer on the Infrastructure team, you will be an early contributor to the growing team to support a rapidly expanding fleet of satellites.

• Maintain and streamline a CI pipeline integrating with a mix of real and simulated hardware
• Introduce and optimize build tools and workflows to accelerate development
• Automate release, deployment, and monitoring tooling for development and production systems
• Implement and own the proliferation of metrics and performance tracking in development, CI, production, and mission contexts
• Lead initiatives that improve developer productivity and developer experience

• 2+ years experience in Infrastructure and Dev Ops engineering
• Bachelor of Science in a related discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Information Technology)
• Proficiency with Python or other scripting language
• Experience with scaling build systems such as, but not limited to:
  Bazel, CMake, or Pants
• Strong Experience with Linux
• Experience working with CI tools such as Gitlab, Github, Jenkins, Tekton or others
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to perform duties autonomously without much supervision

• Bazel build system
• Code coverage reporting
• AI tooling for developers
• Remote development environments
• Flaky test management and infrastructure

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is just one component of Astranis's total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Salary

$120,000 — $170,000 USD

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

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.