K2 Space Corporation · 2 months ago
Principal Application Software Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $230K/yr
10+ years expK2 Space Corporation is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, aiming to unlock unprecedented performance levels in space. The Principal Application Software Engineer will design and build mission-critical software that connects engineering, manufacturing, and operations, enabling accelerated satellite design and reliable mission execution.
AerospaceMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingSpace Travel
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop highly reliable software solutions used across K2 Space — from factory floors to mission control
Create and evolve applications that improve how we design, build, and operate our spacecraft
Partner closely with engineers, business partners, and leaders across disciplines to understand their challenges and design efficient solutions
Develop prototypes test concept and progress to full fledge software products
Own full-lifecycle product development from inception to happy customers
Lead architecture reviews, design discussions, and code reviews with your unique perspective
Lead software architecture design, deployment strategy, coding standards, and quality processes
Evaluate and make decisions regarding engineering options while balancing tradeoffs
Advocate, defend and convert other engineering leaders to your own solutions
Use data to drive prioritization of work and design of solutions to create the largest positive impact
Actively contribute to building a culture of transparency, empathy, integrity, and engineering excellence
Actively mentoring other staff members and help team members build good culture and engineering practices
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, mathematics or a STEM discipline or 15+ years of professional experience in software engineering
10+ years of experience in full stack development, platform engineering, or API development
5+ years of experience with AWS (or Azure, GCP)
5+ years of in-depth working experience with CI/CD such as GH Actions, Jenkins, Gitlab CI/CD
Working experience with Docker
In-depth working experience with Kubernetes (prefer AWS EKS)
Expert working experience with one or more of the following static typed programming languages such as C#, Go, Java, C++, TypeScript
5+ years of experience with structured database such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Snowflake or similar technologies
Working experience with unstructured database such as NoSQL, Amazon DynamoDB, MongoDB or similar
Strong working experience with REST API or gRPC
Strong working experience with binary management platforms such as JFrog Artifactory, AWS CodeArtifact or similar technologies
Experience with infrastructure orchestration and management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)
Preferred
Experience with Next.js, React, Angular, or similar frameworks
Working experience with testing tool such as Cucumber and Cypress
Experience designing scalable, high-performance software systems
Knowledge of build systems and package management tools (e.g., Make, Gradle, npm, pip)
Familiarity with data streaming technologies like Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/ coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
Company
K2 Space Corporation
Making previously impossible missions possible
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$425.53MKey Investors
RedpointAltimeter CapitalAlpine Space Ventures
2025-12-11Series C· $250M
2025-02-13Series B· $110M
2024-02-13Series A· $50M
Leadership Team
Karan Kunjur
Co-Founder
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