Principal Application Software Engineer

k2 space

Los Angeles, CA, United States
On-site
Full stack development
Platform engineering
Api development
Design and build mission-critical software that connects engineering, manufacturing, and operations to enable accelerated satellite design, rapid production, and reliable mission execution

Job Summary

  • Design and build mission-critical software that connects engineering, manufacturing, and operations to enable accelerated satellite design, rapid production, and reliable mission execution.
  • Develop highly reliable software solutions used across K2 Space — from factory floors to mission control.
  • Lead software architecture design, deployment strategy, coding standards, and quality processes.

Matching Summary

Design and build mission-critical software that connects engineering, manufacturing, and operations to enable accelerated satellite design, rapid production, and reliable mission execution.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Full stack development
  • Platform engineering
  • API development
  • AWS
  • CI/CD
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Static typed programming languages

Nice-to-have

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Groundbreaking space startup
  • Culture of transparency, empathy, integrity
  • Mentoring other staff members

Key Requirements

  • 15+ years of professional experience in software engineering or Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Math/STEM
  • 10+ years in full stack development, platform engineering, or API development
  • 5+ years with AWS
  • 5+ years with CI/CD
  • Working experience with Docker
  • In-depth working experience with Kubernetes
  • Expert working experience with C#, Go, Java, C++, or TypeScript
  • 5+ years with structured databases

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