K2 Space
Senior Application Data Engineer
$160K–$200K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 9, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 8+ years with structured databases; 5+ years with hosted database solutions; 3+ years with CI/CD deployment; 3+ years with unstructured databases. The posting also specifies a bachelor's degree or 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, mathematics, or a STEM discipline, or 12+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Builds and owns reliable data solutions and architecture supporting satellite design, manufacturing, and mission operations.
What you'll do
- Develop and evolve data solutions and architecture, ensuring optimization, integrity, and accuracy.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to design solutions and own them from concept through product delivery.
- Mentor team members and contribute to engineering practices and culture.
What they ask for
- Strong working experience in data modeling and data migration processes.
- 8+ years of experience with structured databases.
- 5+ years of experience with hosted database solutions; 3+ years with CI/CD deployment and unstructured databases.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and REST API.
Nice to have
- Experience with distributed data designs, public cloud data warehouses, or data design for physical product manufacturing.
- Strong working experience with data analytics such as AWS Redshift.
Pay
$160,000 – $200,000 USD base salary
Tools
MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, AWS RDS, AWS PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, REST API
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