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Ground Software Engineer, Space

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $166,000–$166,000🗓 2026-07-30 → 2026-09-26

Core

Architect and deploy software solutions for space operations and mission management, integrating with legacy and new space systems to support DoD and IC customers.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (space ground systems)

Builds

Space C2 (Command and Control) systems and mission management capabilities on the Lattice platform

Domain

Defense / Space Systems / Software Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Software architecture, complex system integration, legacy system modernization, debugging and monitoring, user needs analysis, root cause analysis

Preferred skills

Go, Rust, C++, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm, space ground hardware integration, space simulation, modular software services

Technologies

Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm

Responsibilities

Own software solutions deployed to customers, develop Space C2 and Mission Management capabilities, integrate with legacy systems, write code to scale mission capability, collaborate across teams to build complex functionality, create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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