Software Integration Engineer
True AnomalyBase Salary
$90k - $280k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own complex distributed-system features end-to-end across satellite command and control, mission planning, mission data processing, and data analysis systems.
- Lead architectural improvements through hands-on implementation, prototyping, debugging, and technical execution.
- Develop and improve software for simulation, autonomy development, mission rehearsal, and operational test environments.
- Drive integration across embedded, distributed, and cloud-connected systems using C++, Elixir, TypeScript, backend services, distributed systems, developer tooling, and mission-critical infrastructure.
- Set software quality standards through code reviews, testing practices, and reference implementations.
- Partner with software, autonomy, hardware, test, and operations teams to improve engineering velocity and reduce technical friction.
- Diagnose reliability issues, address technical debt and architectural risks, and support anomaly response and operational debugging during critical mission events.
- Mentor engineers through technical reviews, debugging sessions, and collaborative system design.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of experience building complex software systems across embedded, backend, validation, and operational domains.
- Fluency with gRPC, RESTful, and WebSocket-based services, including integration debugging and API design discussions.
- Experience with low-level device drivers, safety-critical systems, embedded RTOS environments, simulation environments, autonomy and guidance/navigation/control algorithms, and complex multi-process, multi-threaded, or distributed systems.
- Experience supporting spacecraft, robotics, defense, or other mission-critical operational systems and evolving service architectures and internal infrastructure.
- Strong familiarity with Linux development and debugging environments.
- Ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance and meet applicable U.S. Government space technology export requirements.
- Preferred: master’s degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
- Preferred: 10+ years developing or producing flight software, GNC, simulation, or ground software for space applications.
- Preferred: expert-level Elixir and OTP knowledge, including BEAM internals, scheduling, process architecture, supervision strategies, and runtime characteristics.
- Preferred: experience building and shipping complex real-time systems with demanding reliability and performance requirements.
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO, paid holidays, 401(k), parental leave, and equity.
- Hybrid work environment with some on-site work required near Denver or Colorado Springs.
- Candidates must be eligible for applicable U.S. Government space technology export authorizations and able to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance.
Tech Stack
About True Anomaly
True Anomaly is the only defense technology company focused exclusively on space defense. Founded in 2022 by ex-U.S. Space Force members, True Anomaly designs and builds advanced systems for space superiority: agile and powerful spacecraft platforms, mission software engineered for unmatched command and control, and payloads tailored for precision sensing and effects. We are headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, with regional offices in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Long Beach, California, and Washington, D.C. We are hiring and seeking exceptional talent to join True Anomaly, from any technical industry or background, to bring unique talents, perspective, and solutions. If you embrace complexity, demonstrate relentless ownership, have the resiliency and persistence to overcome challenges. If you’re like us and want your work to carry purpose and shape the future of space, visit www.WhyAreYouHere.com.