2 months ago
Seattle, WA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$123k - $150k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement software supporting the build, test, and operation of K2 vehicles and customer payloads.
- Develop new capabilities and automation for K2’s mission software platform as the company scales across multiple constellations.
- Collaborate with Mission Operators and engineers to identify and scope software solutions to complex technical and business problems.
- Facilitate software design reviews, architecture discussions, and code reviews.
- Work across the Rust backend and TypeScript/Vue frontend to support development, testing, and operations milestones.
- Support internal and external customers on call during ground test activities and on-orbit spacecraft operations.
- Mentor other engineers and contribute to engineering practices and team culture.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, or another STEM discipline, or at least 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Experience with Rust or another statically typed backend language such as Go, C++, Java, C#, or TypeScript is preferred.
- Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and frontend tooling such as Vue, React, or Svelte is preferred.
- Experience with version control, continuous integration, build, deployment, monitoring, HTTP or gRPC APIs, SQL databases, event-driven architectures, and reliable scalable systems is preferred.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, WebSockets, or Server-Sent Events is preferred.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity practices and standards such as SOC 2 and FedRAMP, networking protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, and QUIC, and streaming technologies such as NATS or Pulsar is preferred.
- Experience with space missions or satellite ground segments is preferred.
- The hired candidate must be a U.S. person under ITAR rules or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, equity, and other perks.
- This is an in-person role at the company headquarters in Torrance, California.
Tech Stack
About K2 Space
Founded in 2004, K2 Space offers bespoke office design and build services to clients, while also working closely with clients to fulfil all of their furniture needs. Our passionate team are proud to work with leading brands like Netflix, Snapchat, Adobe, Toyota, Beats, Latham & Watkins, Groupon and Wells Fargo to create amazing new workplace. Check out our website to view our latest work | https://k2space.co.uk