Ground Software Engineer (Satellite)

Location: The position requires in-person presence at the headquarters in Torrance, California; the posting also lists Seattle, Washington.

Salary: $123,000–$150,000 base salary plus company equity.

Company

hirify.global is a Series C aerospace startup developing high-power satellite platforms for commercial and U.S. government missions from low Earth orbit to deep space.

What you will do

• Design and implement software for building, testing, and operating satellites and customer payloads.
• Extend the mission software platform used to operate K2’s Gravitas satellite and scale it for multiple constellations.
• Collaborate with Mission Operations, Flight Software, and external customers to define mission architecture and payload software solutions.
• Lead software design reviews, architecture discussions, and code reviews.
• Work across a Rust backend and TypeScript/Vue frontend.
• Support ground testing and on-orbit operations through an on-call rotation and mentor other engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, or another STEM discipline, or at least 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Must be able to work in person at the Torrance, California headquarters.
• Must be a U.S. person under ITAR regulations or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
• Ability to collaborate with mission operators, engineers, and external customers on complex technical and business problems.
• Ability to participate in on-call support for ground testing and spacecraft operations.

Nice to have

• Experience with space missions or satellite ground segments.
• Experience with Rust or statically typed backend languages such as Go, C++, Java, C#, or TypeScript.
• Experience with modern frontend development using JavaScript/TypeScript and Vue, React, or Svelte.
• Experience with CI/CD, deployment, monitoring, HTTP or gRPC APIs, SQL databases, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with reliable scalable systems, Docker, Kubernetes, WebSockets, networking protocols, data streaming, or cybersecurity standards such as SOC 2 and FedRAMP.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment at a Series C space startup with multiple launches planned through 2026 and 2027.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off, life insurance, and paid parental leave.
• Company equity and additional employee benefits.
• Accommodation support is available during the employment or interview process.