Senior Backend Software Engineer - Astranis

Job Title: Senior Backend Software Engineer
Job Location: San Francisco
Job Listing URL: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/astranis/jobs/4593087006
Job Description: Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.

Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Software Integrations

Before a satellite can be launched into orbit, it needs to be financed, procured, manufactured, and tested. As a Software Integrations Engineer, you will play a critical role in building out the infrastructure and business insights that will enable us to build satellites faster and more efficiently. You will own and implement internal software that powers hardware design, manufacturing, and business intelligence across our satellite development programs.

You’ll work cross-functionally to identify inefficiencies, streamline workflows, and build tools to support our growing fleet of spacecraft. This is an opportunity to own and implement data-driven tools that will enable Astranis to scale our operations across multiple functions.

This role supports both commercial and US Government satellite programs.

Role

Design, implement, and maintain software systems and applications that support hardware engineering, manufacturing, and operational workflows.

Build data warehouse infrastructure and pipelines that will be used to drive decision making across teams.

Design and implement AI agent workflows to automate internal processes.

Integrate with key hardware design, manufacturing and procurement systems such as Altium, Arena, and NetSuite to enable seamless data flow and process alignment.

Identify and implement automation opportunities to eliminate manual steps and increase velocity across engineering and business operations.

Build intuitive, performant user interfaces that provide insights into workflow progress, efficiency metrics, and historical trends.

Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, refine workflows, and propose scalable software solutions.

Own features through the full development lifecycle — from concept and architecture through implementation, test, and deployment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical background.

5+ years of software development experience, preferably in environments supporting physical product development.

Proficiency with Python or similar high-level object-oriented programming languages.

Experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and REST/GraphQL API integrations.

Experience deploying backend services to cloud environments (AWS, GCP, etc.).

Background in building data pipelines and working with performant warehouses/data lakes (Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks).

Bonus

Familiarity with manufacturing, logistics, and hardware design tools (Altium, Arena, Netsuite, First Resonance, Manufacturo, …)

Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes

What we offer:

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.
Base Salary
$150,000—$200,000 USD
U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.