K2 Space Senior Ground Software Engineer responsible for building software to build, test, and fly K2's satellites and customer payloads. Collaborate with Mission Operations and Flight Software teams to define mission architecture.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Software Engineer on our Ground Software team, you are responsible for creating the software that is used to build, test, and fly our satellites and customer payloads. You will build upon the mission software platform used to fly K2's Gravitas satellite, developing new capabilities and automation as we scale to support multiple constellations. You will collaborate closely with internal Mission Operations and Flight Software teams to define and implement our overall mission architecture, and you will work with external customers to scope and deliver software that meets their payload needs.
**This role requires in person presence at our headquarters in Torrance, CA.**
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
Qualification
Bachelor's degree in computer scienceAdditionallyTop Secret ClearanceExperience with version controlExperience developing HTTP or gRPC APIsExperience developing reliable
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
Additionally, 5+ years of experience building software solutions in a professional environment
Top Secret Clearance
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
