Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure

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. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Infrastructure team, you will be an early contributor to the growing team to support a rapidly expanding fleet of satellites. 

Speed and reliability aren’t luxuries here; they’re lifelines. When a satellite is orbiting thousands of miles above Earth, minutes matter. Our developers need to iterate and deploy rapidly to fix mission-critical issues and push improvements that keep spacecraft healthy and missions on track. You’ll be the one making sure our CI pipelines aren’t just efficient, but blazing fast, so our engineers can respond to the unexpected in real time. You’ll own every aspect of the development workflow including AI assistant tools, language upgrades, build systems, pre-commit checks, and emerging projects to help unlock developer velocity. 

If you’re excited by the idea of supporting spacecraft with infrastructure that’s as mission-critical as the satellites themselves, this is your launchpad.

This role supports both commercial and U.S. Government programs.

Role

• Maintain and streamline a CI pipeline integrating with a mix of real and simulated hardware


• Introduce and optimize build tools and workflows to accelerate development


• Automate release, deployment, and monitoring tooling for development and production systems


• Implement and own the proliferation of metrics and performance tracking in development, CI, production, and mission contexts


• Lead initiatives that improve developer productivity and developer experience

Requirements

• 6+ years experience in Infrastructure and DevOps engineering


• Bachelor of Science in a related discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Information Technology)


• Proficiency with Python or other scripting language


• Experience with scaling build systems such as, but not limited to: Bazel, CMake, or Pants


• Strong Experience with Linux


• Experience working with CI tools such as Gitlab, Github, Jenkins, Tekton or others


• Strong written and oral communication skills


• Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to perform duties autonomously without much supervision

Bonus

• Bazel build system


• Code coverage reporting


• AI tooling for developers


• Remote development environments


• Flaky test management and infrastructure

What we offer: 

 

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

 

Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Salary

$160,000 - $220,000 USD

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

 

Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.