As a team, we've launched five satellites into orbit, signed ten commercial deals worth over $1 billion in revenue, raised over $750 million from top global investors, and recruited a team of over 400 world-class engineers. We all work out of our (legendary) San Francisco office, which was once used to build ships during the World Wars.

Our satellites, which operate from geostationary orbit (GEO), weigh only 400 kg and utilize a proprietary software-defined radio payload. Each satellite can connect over two million people, and we're very excited for the impact we'll soon have in the Philippines, Mexico, and more!

Backed by substantial funding and a passionate, collaborative team, we offer a rewarding work environment where you'll learn and make a significant impact, no matter where you are in your career.

Senior Software Engineer - Software Infrastructure

As a Senior engineer on the Software Infrastructure team, you will be an early contributor to the growing infrastructure organization to support a rapidly expanding fleet of satellites. You'll partner with multiple teams in the Software organization to automate workflows, increase reliability, and scale both our cloud and on-prem systems.

Your work will cover mission-critical platforms, including command and control systems, telemetry databases, CI pipelines, flight code build systems, and other software that underpins both commercial and U.S. Government programs.

Role

• Improve the reliability, maintainability, and scalability of software systems as we expand our growing fleet of satellites.
• Partner closely with engineering teams to design, build, and operate infrastructure that supports flight and ground software.
• Implement and own the proliferation of metrics and performance tracking in development, CI, production, and mission contexts.
• Maintain and streamline a CI pipeline integrating with a mix of real and simulated hardware.
• Automate release, deployment, and monitoring tooling for development and production systems.
• Lead initiatives that improve developer productivity and developer experience

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in Infrastructure and DevOps engineering
• Bachelor of Science in a related discipline (e.g. Information Technology, Computer Science)
• Proficiency with Python, Go, or other high-level programming 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

Bonus

• Bazel build system
• Code coverage reporting
• Remote development environments
• Flaky test management and infrastructure
• On prem kubernetes management

What we offer:

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

Base pay is a single component of Astranis's total rewards package, which may also include equity in the form of incentive stock options, high quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(K) retirement, 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

$160,000-$220,000 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.