K2 Space
Senior Ground Software Engineer
$150K–$200K
Seattle, WA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 30, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Seattle, Washington, United States - Experience
- 5+ years building software solutions professionally; alternatively, the degree requirement may be met with 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline, or 3+ 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
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 on mission architecture and software solutions with internal teams and external customers; lead design, architecture, and code reviews.
- Provide on-call support for ground testing and spacecraft operations, 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.
- 5+ years of experience building software solutions in a professional environment.
Nice to have
- Experience with space missions and/or the satellite ground segment.
- Experience with Rust or another statically typed backend language, frontend development, or the listed software and infrastructure technologies.
Pay
$150,000 - $200,000 USD base salary
Tools
Rust, TypeScript, Vue, Go, C++, Java, C#, React
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