Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity's reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.
Requirements
- 4+ years of backend software development experience
- Proficiency in Python, Go, or similar backend languages
- Experience building and scaling distributed systems and service-oriented architectures
- Familiarity with large scale web systems design
- Strong knowledge of with relational/SQL databases (e.g. Postgres) and data modeling
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong understanding of concurrency, reliability, and scalability challenges
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that enable satellite operations, ground infrastructure, and customer-facing systems
- Work with relational and non-relational databases to model and process operational and mission data
- Collaborate with full stack engineers to deliver features that combine frontend and backend functionality
- Ensure systems meet high standards of reliability, availability, and performance for mission-critical operations
- Contribute to technical design and architecture decisions that support team scalability and robustness
- Write clean, testable code and participate in code reviews
- Support monitoring, debugging, and optimization of production systems running in the cloud
Other
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Experience working with frontend technologies (React, TypeScript, etc.) and interest in full-stack collaboration
- Background in real-time systems, telemetry, or networking protocols
- Prior experience in aerospace, telecommunications, or other mission-critical industries
- U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required
