Back-end Engineer

Backend Engineer — Python

**Base salary: $120,000–$180,000 plus equity**

**Locations:**

Denver, CO; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; or Washington, DC

**Working arrangement:**

Flexible hybrid schedule, generally two days per week onsite

**Eligibility:**

Candidates must be U. S. citizens and have active clearance.

**Aerospace or satellite experience is not required. If you can build reliable, production\-grade software, the space side can be taught. **

I’m partnering with a fast\-growing space technology company that is transforming how satellites are operated through modern, cloud\-native software.

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to help build the foundational systems behind a platform used to manage and automate satellite operations. This is a hands\-on backend software engineering role focused primarily on Python.

You’ll join a small, high\-impact engineering team building scalable software used by real customers and supporting live satellite missions. You’ll have broad ownership across the backend while collaborating with dedicated platform, frontend, command\-and\-control and aerospace\-operations teams.

**What you’ll be doing**

• Developing production\-grade backend applications and services, primarily in Python
• Designing, building and maintaining scalable APIs
• Building reliable, performant software used in live customer environments
• Working across multiple backend services and projects
• Deploying and troubleshooting applications in Kubernetes\-based environments
• Supporting software deployed in AWS and on\-premises customer environments
• Collaborating closely with platform engineers while maintaining a clear focus on backend development
• Contributing to software architecture and technical decisions
• Improving the scalability, resilience, maintainability and performance of the platform

**What we’re looking for**

• Strong professional Python backend engineering experience
• Approximately three or more years of backend or full\-stack software development experience; exceptional candidates with fewer years may still be considered
• Experience building and supporting production software used by real customers
• Experience designing, developing and troubleshooting APIs
• Experience working with Kubernetes or within a Kubernetes\-centric environment
• General cloud and container experience
• Experience building scalable, reliable and performant systems
• Ability to work across different backend services rather than one narrowly defined component
• Strong problem\-solving skills, initiative and the ability to work without significant hand\-holding
• High standards for software quality, resilience and maintainability
• Comfort working within a smaller, fast\-moving engineering organization

**Nice to have**

• Experience within a SaaS, growth\-stage or Series A–C technology company
• Experience with distributed systems or microservices
• Experience using open\-source technologies
• Familiarity with software deployed in both cloud and on\-premises environments
• TypeScript, JavaScript or limited frontend experience
• Experience with C\+\+, Java, Rust or another lower\-level language

This is an opportunity to bring modern backend engineering practices into the space industry while working on software that directly supports real\-world satellite operations.

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