About this role

Designing and owning backend services and APIs used in satellite and mission operations
Leading technical design discussions and guiding implementation approaches across the team
Talking with system engineers, spacecraft operators and avionics developers to understand their needs and defining the product roadmap
Writing high-quality, maintainable and well-tested code and setting standards through peer review
Monitoring backend services, troubleshooting issues and leading incident resolution
Participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives and technical reviews

Strong programming capability in Go and Python (or comparable backend languages)
Ability to lead complex software projects and mentoring other engineers
Confidence debugging issues in complex systems
Familiarity with computer networking and software performance principles
Knowledge of automated testing practices and CI/CD pipelines
Understanding of monitoring, logging and observability concepts

Backend Software Engineer – Ground Segment

Key skills