Senior Ground Software Engineer

Deep practical experience developing full-stack production software across both frontend and backend systems.Strong frontend product-development experience building usable, reliable, operator-facing or customer-facing software.Strong backend and API-development experience for production applications, data systems, or operational software.Experience building telemetry pipelines, data-ingestion systems, data-processing workflows, time-series data systems, or comparable systems that handle real-world operational data.Strong proficiency with modern frontend and backend web technologies and a modern data-storage layer.Experience designing software for constrained, intermittent, unreliable, low-bandwidth, or high-latency communications environments.Experience validating production software through unit testing, integration testing, system testing, simulation, replay, SIL, HITL, or comparable test environments.Experience writing maintainable code, conducting code reviews, using static analysis, profiling performance, debugging complex software behavior, and improving software reliability over time.Ability to reason from first principles about usability, data integrity, system behavior, failure modes, edge cases, and operational risk.Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while collaborating closely across engineering disciplines.Willingness to support field testing and sea trials when required.U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.Approximately five or more years of relevant full-stack, ground software, mission software, data systems, telemetry, or production software experience is preferred, but demonstrated technical depth, multidisciplinary problem-solving ability, and a record of delivering difficult systems matter more than a specific number of years. Exceptional candidates at any experience level are encouraged to apply.