Senior Ground Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software that facilitates the build, test, and operations of K2's vehicles and customers' payloads
• Collaborate with Mission Operators and Engineers to identify and scope software solutions
• Facilitate software design reviews, architecture discussions, and code reviews
• Work across the stack using Rust backend and TypeScript/Vue frontend
• Support internal and external customers in an on-call capacity for ground test and on-orbit operations
• Mentor other engineers to build strong team culture and engineering practices

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Math, or a STEM discipline, or 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 5+ years of experience building software solutions in a professional environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on space missions or satellite ground segments
• Proficiency with Rust or other statically-typed languages (Go, C++, Java, C#, TypeScript)
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend tooling (Vue, React, Svelte)
• Experience with version control, CI/CD, build, deployment, and monitoring
• Experience developing HTTP or gRPC APIs
• Experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL)
• Experience designing event-driven architectures and scalable systems
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with WebSockets or Server-Sent-Events (SSE)
• Familiarity with cybersecurity standards (SOC2, FedRAMP)
• Familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, QUIC)
• Familiarity with data streaming technologies (NATS, Pulsar)

About the Company

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by leading investors, K2 is mass-producing high-power satellite platforms for missions from LEO to deep space.