Senior Mission Software Engineer
About the role
TL;DR
Develop and maintain ground segment software for spacecraft operations.
- •Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules.
- •Join Varda, and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem.
- •Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain high-reliability services for telemetry ingestion, scaling, distribution, and commanding.
- •Deliver operator-grade UIs and dashboards that optimize "ops time" and reduce cognitive load.
- •Build tools to run flight-software simulations, device emulators, and scenario-based automated tests.
- •Design, implement, and productionize software for mission and ground software teams.
- •Create robust deployment patterns for lab benches, test stands, and mission networks.
- •Requirements Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience. 5+ years of experience in the development of spacecraft or similar safety critical software.
- •Expertise with development in Python.
- •Strong systems fundamentals: concurrency, networking, performance, reliability.
- •Experience building real-time data acquisition, scaling, and distribution services.
Required skills
Nice-to-have skills
Domain expertise
Benefits & perks
Flexible PTO policy + 12 paid holidays, 100% company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans for employees and dependents with FSA and employer-matched HSA options, Voluntary accident, hospital, critical illness, and pet insurance, $120/month wellness reimbursement for gym and fitness expenses, 12 weeks of parental leave (with supplemental disability leave for CA mothers), Family building, pregnancy, parenting and menopause benefits via Maven Clinic, Sponsored One Medical memberships for employees and their dependents, Substantial incentive equity in a fully funded space start-up, 401(k) retirement plan with 6% employer match (immediately vested), $20/pay period cell phone reimbursement, Relocation support for new hires, if needed, Fully stocked kitchen with lunch provided daily and dinner provided twice weekly, Company and team-bonding events, happy hours and mission-success celebrations, Complimentary EV charging