8 hours ago
San Francisco, CA, USAIntern
Responsibilities
- Design and build high-performance, reliable, mission-critical software used to send commands to space.
- Build services that autonomously control satellites, monitor telemetry for anomalies, and provide real-time situational awareness.
- Develop core platform components and services that support the broader software organization.
- Take full ownership of features across backend software and infrastructure.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or an equivalent degree.
- Strong proficiency in Python.
- Experience and understanding of databases such as Postgres.
- Experience and understanding of pub/sub and streaming systems such as RabbitMQ and Flink.
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status is required for U.S. Government space technology export regulations.
Benefits
- Typically a 12-week summer internship for students currently enrolled at a four-year university.
- Hourly role with a base pay of $29.00 per hour.
- Work contributes to both commercial and U.S. government programs.
- Kubernetes experience and fleet management systems experience are bonus qualifications.
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About Astranis
Astranis designs, builds, and operates small geostationary communications satellites to deliver dedicated broadband and secure networks for telecom providers, enterprises, and government agencies. It sells satellite capacity and turnkey spacecraft/services, with offerings centered on its MicroGEO platform and contracts that include work with NASA and the U.S. Space Force across GEO and MEO missions. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company reports a commercial backlog of over $1 billion for more than a dozen MicroGEO satellites.