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Senior Software Engineer (Remote Sensing)

Santa Barbara, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $155,000–$155,000🗓 2026-06-25 → 2026-07-31

Core

Design, build, and maintain critical backend services for autonomous satellite operations, including mission planning, scheduling, command, control, and communications.

Role type

Senior Ground Software Engineer (Backend)

Builds

Mission-critical software systems for satellite operations and data workflows

Domain

Aerospace / Satellite Operations / Ground Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, RESTful API design, software architecture, event-driven microservices, CI/CD pipelines, relational databases (PostgreSQL), Kubernetes/Docker, AWS, application security

Preferred skills

Space operations automation, scheduling systems, optimization algorithms, infrastructure monitoring, API documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI)

Technologies

Python, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Swagger, OpenAPI

Responsibilities

Design and develop scalable, secure software systems for satellite mission planning and control; take ownership of production services to improve resilience; contribute to architectural decisions; collaborate with cross-functional teams; participate in on-call rotations; develop APIs and data workflows; improve observability and deployment processes

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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