Cowboy Space
Senior Software Engineer
$150K–$200K
San Carlos, CA or Kent, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; internships and relevant projects count.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State to comply with ITAR.
About the job
Build and test flight, mission, ground, and simulation software for a high-reliability space-based computing platform.
What you'll do
- Develop low-latency flight and mission software, including command and data handling, fault recovery, and secure communications.
- Build ground systems, simulation environments, and hardware-in-the-loop testing; support integration and on-orbit operations.
- Collaborate across hardware and software teams, document designs and tests, and contribute to reviews and CI/CD pipelines.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of software engineering experience; internships and relevant projects count.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Proficiency in at least one systems-level language: C++, Python, or Rust.
- Exposure to embedded systems, distributed systems, robotics or autonomous systems, or aerospace or hardware-adjacent software.
Nice to have
- Production experience with real-time systems, multithreading, or concurrency.
- Experience with Linux, distributed or networked systems, simulation or physical-system software, control systems, safety-critical systems, or CI/CD pipelines.
Pay
$150,000 – $200,000 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C++, Rust, Python, Linux, TCP/IP
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