Senior Software Engineer, Government Programs
Muon SpaceBase Salary
$175k - $198k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate production software pipelines in Muon's cloud infrastructure to process and deliver infrared mission data to government programs.
- Own software integration between Muon's data platform and NRO, Intelligence Community, and other U.S. Government software architectures.
- Deploy, operate, and maintain infrastructure that delivers data into classified environments while meeting security, compliance, and accreditation requirements.
- Own NITF formatting for infrared imagery products, including metadata design, validation, customer iteration, and vendor tooling integration.
- Write production-ready code for product processing and delivery pipelines.
- Translate government customer needs into technical requirements and software designs in partnership with the Business Development team and end users.
- Coordinate with software, data platform, systems engineering, instrument engineering, operations, and program management teams.
- Ensure the quality, quantitative validation, and integrity of government-facing data products and services.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 8+ years or master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
- At least 5 years of experience building production software systems, including data or geospatial pipelines.
- Knowledge of U.S. Government software architectures, especially NRO and Intelligence Community systems, and experience integrating data delivery systems into customer environments.
- Experience building and operating high-volume data processing pipelines in commercial or government cloud infrastructure.
- Exceptional Python development skills and comfort with adjacent languages and tools used in government software stacks.
- Active U.S. security clearance; TS/SCI is strongly preferred.
- Preferred qualifications include classified-environment and NRO experience, imagery or geospatial product delivery, NITF formatting and metadata, geospatial packages and formats, cross-domain solutions, infrared or novel imaging data, third-party government software integration, large geospatial datasets, government customer engagement, and ATO/RMF familiarity.
Benefits
- Equity compensation, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, three weeks of paid vacation for new employees, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, and paid parental leave.
About Muon Space
Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end space systems company that designs, builds, and operates mission-optimized satellite constellations to deliver critical data and enable real-time compute and decision-making in space. Its proprietary technology stack, Halo™, integrates advanced spacecraft platforms, robust payload integration and management, and a powerful software-defined orchestration layer to enable high-performance capabilities at unprecedented speed – from concept to orbit. With state-of-the-art production facilities in Silicon Valley and a growing track record of defense, civil, and commercial and national security customers, Muon Space is redefining how mission-critical intelligence is delivered from space. For more information on Muon Space, visit: https://www.muonspace.com/