Apple
Software Engineer, Satellite Operations
$142K–$278K
San Diego, California +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- San Diego, California
San Jose, California - Experience
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, including production Python.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology and technical data regulated under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
About the job
Build and operate automation and runtime infrastructure for Apple’s satellite connectivity network, keeping its services healthy through software, incident response, and operational procedures.
What you'll do
- Develop mission automation for lights-out satellite constellation operations and own CI/CD pipelines.
- Join the 24/7 on-call rotation, lead anomaly response, and drive post-incident reviews.
- Trace issues across codebases and systems, validate automation against design documents and ICDs, and write operational procedures.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering.
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, including production Python.
- Ability to navigate large, unfamiliar repositories across embedded and cloud-based software; fluency with Linux, Mac OS, cloud service APIs, command-line usage, and HTTP tooling.
- Experience with CI and production CD pipelines, and using design documents and ICDs as foundations for an operational service.
Nice to have
- Experience operating a production satellite constellation; embedded software and hands-on hardware lab work; working knowledge of RF and DSP concepts.
- Experience in small, fast-moving space programs, 24/7 operations teams, building SOP/runbook frameworks, or using AI tools to reason about and prototype systems.
Pay
$150,400 and $277,600 USD base salary; $142,300 and $263,300 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Linux, Mac OS, cloud service APIs, HTTP tooling, CI, CD, ICDs
AI focus
Preferred experience leveraging AI tools to reason about and prototype new systems.
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