Senior Ground Software Engineer

Senior Ground Software Engineer

Location: Arlington, VA or Reston, VA (Onsite)

TS Clearance or Ability to Obtain Needed

A leading space technology organization is seeking a Senior Ground Software Engineer to develop mission-critical software supporting satellite operations and data processing systems. This role sits at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and real-world mission operations. You will play a key role in designing and delivering highly reliable ground software that enables secure command, control, and data workflows for advanced space platforms.

What You Will Do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable ground software supporting satellite mission operations

• Develop applications for command and control, telemetry processing, scheduling, and automation

• Partner with systems engineers, operators, and product teams to deliver mission-ready solutions

• Implement secure, high-availability services using modern cloud and containerized architectures

• Contribute to system architecture, reliability strategy, and platform evolution

• Support CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and operational excellence

What You Bring

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience)

• 5+ years building backend or distributed systems in production environments

• Strong experience with Python and containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experience with cloud platforms and secure system design

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices

• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)

Preferred

• Experience with aerospace, satellite systems, or mission-critical platforms

• Background supporting government or defense customers

• Experience designing APIs and working with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL)

• Strong systems thinking and cross-functional collaboration skills

Senior Ground Software Engineer

Location: Arlington, VA or Reston, VA (Onsite)

TS Clearance or Ability to Obtain Needed