Back-end Engineer

Job Description

Backend Engineer — Python

Base salary: $120,000–$180,000 plus equity

Locations: Denver, CO; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; or Washington, DC

Working arrangement: Flexible hybrid schedule, generally two days per week onsite

Eligibility: Candidates must be U.S. citizens and have active clearance.

Aerospace or satellite experience is not required. If you can build reliable, production-grade software, the space side can be taught.

I’m partnering with a fast-growing space technology company that is transforming how satellites are operated through modern, cloud-native software.

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to help build the foundational systems behind a platform used to manage and automate satellite operations. This is a hands-on backend software engineering role focused primarily on Python.

You’ll join a small, high-impact engineering team building scalable software used by real customers and supporting live satellite missions. You’ll have broad ownership across the backend while collaborating with dedicated platform, frontend, command-and-control and aerospace-operations teams.

What you’ll be doing

• Developing production-grade backend applications and services, primarily in Python

• Designing, building and maintaining scalable APIs

• Building reliable, performant software used in live customer environments

• Working across multiple backend services and projects

• Deploying and troubleshooting applications in Kubernetes-based environments

• Supporting software deployed in AWS and on-premises customer environments

• Collaborating closely with platform engineers while maintaining a clear focus on backend development

• Contributing to software architecture and technical decisions

• Improving the scalability, resilience, maintainability and performance of the platform

What we’re looking for

• Strong professional Python backend engineering experience

• Approximately three or more years of backend or full-stack software development experience; exceptional candidates with fewer years may still be considered

• Experience building and supporting production software used by real customers

• Experience designing, developing and troubleshooting APIs

• Experience working with Kubernetes or within a Kubernetes-centric environment

• General cloud and container experience

• Experience building scalable, reliable and performant systems

• Ability to work across different backend services rather than one narrowly defined component

• Strong problem-solving skills, initiative and the ability to work without significant hand-holding

• High standards for software quality, resilience and maintainability

• Comfort working within a smaller, fast-moving engineering organization

Nice to have

• Experience within a SaaS, growth-stage or Series A–C technology company

• Experience with distributed systems or microservices

• Experience using open-source technologies

• Familiarity with software deployed in both cloud and on-premises environments

• TypeScript, JavaScript or limited frontend experience

• Experience with C++, Java, Rust or another lower-level language

This is an opportunity to bring modern backend engineering practices into the space industry while working on software that directly supports real-world satellite operations.

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