Software Engineer, Satellite Command and Control

What you'll do

• Develop and operate backend Space C2 services, including command and telemetry, mission management, ground-station integration, and access control.
• Integrate with spacecraft, radios, antennas, ground infrastructure, and legacy systems; validate operations using software-in-the-loop simulation.
• Deploy and monitor production services, respond to incidents, and collaborate with users and teams on requirements and code quality.

What they ask for

• 4+ years building backend and distributed systems, primarily in Go, Rust, or C++, with gRPC/Protobuf; comfortable working primarily in Go.
• Experience shipping and operating production services on containers/Kubernetes, with CI/CD and cloud deployment.
• Experience integrating software with physical systems, such as hardware control, embedded interfaces, protocol implementation, or real-time data pipelines.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.

Nice to have

• Space/aerospace experience, including telemetry and commanding, ground stations, RF, orbital mechanics, or GNC.
• Experience with CCSDS or similar communication standards, binary protocol parsing, or spacecraft operations.

Pay

$143,000 — $191,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Go, Rust, C++, gRPC, Protobuf, Kubernetes, CCSDS, Terraform

AI focus

The role develops Space C2 capabilities on Anduril’s AI-powered Lattice platform; no specific AI development duties are stated.