Space Mission Software Engineer
VardaIn-space Manufacturing company
El Segundo, United States$131,000 - $184,000 annuallyMid
Khosla Ventures
Founders Fund
Lux Capital
Caffeinated Capital
General Catalyst
Peter Thiel
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Develops ground segment software for spacecraft operations, focusing on telemetry, commanding, and data management.
- •Varda is building commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing and reentry capsules.
- •The Mission Software team develops critical ground segment software for spacecraft operations, focusing on telemetry, commanding, and data management.
- •Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain high-reliability services for telemetry ingestion, scaling, distribution, and commanding.
- •Deliver operator-grade UIs and dashboards for mission control.
- •Build tools for flight-software simulations and automated tests.
- •Design and implement software for mission and ground teams, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.
- •Create robust deployment patterns for various environments.
- •Requirements Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience. 3+ years of experience in spacecraft or safety-critical software development.
- •Expertise in Python and strong systems fundamentals.
- •Experience building real-time data acquisition and distribution services.
- •Hands-on experience with CI/CD, build systems, and infrastructure-as-code.
Required skills
PythonDockerKubernetesCI/CDLinuxGitAnsibleC++REST APIOpenAPI
Nice-to-have skills
Ansible
Domain expertise
aerospace
Benefits & perks
Stock options, Flexible PTO, 12 paid holidays, 100% company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, FSA, HSA options, Voluntary accident, hospital, critical illness, and pet insurance, Wellness reimbursement, Parental leave, Family building benefits, One Medical memberships, 401(k) with employer match, Cell phone reimbursement, Relocation support, Fully stocked kitchen, Lunch provided daily, Dinner provided twice weekly, Company and team-bonding events, EV charging
Tech stack
PythonC++AnsibleDockerKubernetesCI/CDGitLinuxREST APIOpenAPI