K2 Space
Ground Software Engineer
$123K–$150K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 3, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience as an alternative to the specified bachelor's degree.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline, or equivalent experience (3+ years of professional experience in software engineering).
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person as defined by the ITAR or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Build and maintain ground software used to build, test, and operate K2 satellites and customer payloads, including mission automation and constellation capabilities.
What you'll do
- Design and implement software for vehicle and payload build, test, and operations.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external customers on software solutions, mission architecture, and payload needs.
- Lead design and code reviews, support operations on call, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline, or 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Must be a U.S. person under the stated ITAR definition or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
- Must work in person at headquarters in Torrance, California.
Nice to have
- Experience with space missions or satellite ground systems.
- Experience with Rust or another statically typed backend language, modern frontend development, or the listed software and infrastructure technologies.
Pay
$123,000 - $150,000 USD base salary
Tools
Rust, TypeScript, Vue, Go, C++, Java, C#, React
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