Astranis
Software Engineer Backend Intern (Summer 2027)
San Francisco, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Education
- Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent degree.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required.
About the job
Design and build backend and infrastructure services that control satellites, monitor telemetry, and support reliable operations across commercial and U.S. government programs.
What you'll do
- Build high-performance, reliable software used to send commands to space.
- Own features across backend and infrastructure.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent degree.
- Strong proficiency in Python.
- Experience and understanding of databases (Postgres, etc).
- Experience and understanding of pub/sub and streaming systems (RabbitMQ, Flink, etc).
Nice to have
- Experience with Kubernetes.
- Experience building fleet management systems.
Pay
$29.00 per hour base pay; $29 — $29 USD base hourly pay
Tools
Python, Postgres, RabbitMQ, Flink, Kubernetes
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