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Astranis Space Technologies · 1 day ago

Senior Software Engineer - Backend (Platform)

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$150K/yr - $200K/yr
date6+ years exp

Astranis Space Technologies builds advanced satellites for high orbits, providing dedicated networks to large enterprises and governments. The Senior Software Engineer on the Platform team will design and build services for satellite control and telemetry monitoring, ensuring the reliability and performance of mission-critical software.

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Responsibilities

Design and build high-performance, reliable, mission-critical software that is used to send commands to space
Take full ownership of features, working across backend and infrastructure
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs
Continuously assess the evolving tech landscape and advocate for innovations that will improve our system
Mentor teammates, share knowledge, and help raise the technical bar

Qualification

PythonDistributed systemsMicroservice architecturesDatabasesPub/sub systemsStreaming systemsKubernetesC++GoRustFleet management systems

Required

6+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
Strong proficiency in Python
Experience with distributed systems and microservice architectures
Experience and understanding of databases (Postgres, etc)
Experience and understanding of pub/sub and streaming systems (RabbitMQ, Flink, etc)
Track record of delivering high-impact features and improvements in a collaborative environment
U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, Or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

Preferred

Experience with Kubernetes
Experience introducing metrics and monitoring to increase system stability
Proficiency in C++, Go, Rust
Experience building fleet management systems

Benefits

Equity in the form of incentive stock options
High quality company-subsidized healthcare
Disability and life insurance benefits
Flexible PTO
401(K) retirement
Free on-site catered meals

Company

Astranis Space Technologies

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Astranis builds low-cost satellites for high orbits. Our first product, MicroGEO, offers the world’s lowest-cost satellite broadband.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
http://www.astranis.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$753.5M
Key Investors
Andreessen HorowitzBlackRockVenrock
2024-07-24Series D· $200M
2023-04-14Series Unknown· $200M
2023-04-14Debt Financing

Leadership Team

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Mark Mesler
Chief Financial Officer
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Ryan McLinko
Cofounder
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Recent News

Satellite Today
Astranis Debuts Mobile Network Vanguard Product, With Kymeta and Satcube Terminals
2025-11-07
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Chunghwa Telecom Secures Commercial License for SES O3b mPOWER
2025-11-05
TechCrunch
Same-day delivery comes to space, as Impulse promises satellite transport in hours, not months
2025-09-17
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