Muon Space
Software Engineer, Customer Solutions
$190K–$212K
San Jose, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including shipping software that external customers depend on.
- Education
- B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person, eligible to access export-controlled information without export authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required authorization; the company may decline to pursue an export-licensing process for legitimate business reasons.
About the job
Guides external payload partners through software integration, testing, and deployment for Muon spacecraft missions.
What you'll do
- Own the payload-partner integration experience and work with internal engineering teams to evolve payload interfaces.
- Lead customer technical exchanges, design reviews, and integration tests; serve as the software point of contact.
- Maintain customer-facing SDK guides, sample code, and reference applications, and track integration metrics and work plans.
What they ask for
- Strong fluency in modern C++ and Python.
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including shipping software used by external customers.
- Excellent coding and design skills.
- B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- Spaceflight flight software or other safety/mission-critical embedded software experience; direct experience integrating third-party payloads with a satellite bus.
- Experience building developer SDKs, customer-facing technical documentation, or partner-integration programs.
Pay
$190,000 - $212,000 USD base salary
Tools
C++, Python, Linux, Ethernet, CAN, serial
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