Experienced Software Engineer

🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $100,000–$180,000🗓 2026-09-24

Core

Building space environment simulation software and infrastructure to support autonomous rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking for satellite servicing missions.

Role type

Software Engineer (Simulation & Infrastructure)

Builds

Cloud infrastructure, automated simulation analysis pipelines, and integrations with satellite compute hardware.

Domain

Aerospace / Satellite Servicing / Autonomous Robotics

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, C++, numerical simulations, software development, cloud infrastructure, simulation environments

Responsibilities

Build space environment simulation software, develop cloud infrastructure, automate simulation analysis, support integrations with satellite compute hardware

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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About Starfish Space

Series B200 Employees

Starfish Space provides satellite servicing missions with its Otter servicing vehicle, including life extension missions for geostationary satellites and disposal missions for low Earth orbit satellites. Founded in 2019, Starfish has raised over $150M in venture capital funding and built a team of engineers with experience spanning satellite guidance, navigation, control, and autonomous robotics. Starfish has launched several missions to-date, and is focused on delivering Otter satellite servicing missions for SES, the U.S. Space Force, the Space Development Agency, NASA, and others.