About the position
Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) is developing secure, high-performance satellite communications technologies that support US National and International security and defense. This role is responsible for designing, building out, and maintaining foundational software that extends Kuiper capabilities to US Government customers such as NASA, DoD, other National Security customers, and International Government customers. You will develop brand new software services for mission critical space safety and sustainability applications which will automatically coordinate with external systems and organizations rapidly, reliably, and at scale. You'll work in a fast-paced, high-impact environment, tackling complex challenges in secure satellite communications. This role requires deep expertise in high-assurance, fault-tolerant software and proficiency in modern programming languages such as Rust. You'll collaborate closely with hardware, security, systems, and product teams to develop scalable, real-time solutions tailored for government customers. This role is based in Redmond, WA, El Segundo, CA, or Northridge, CA, with U.S. relocation benefits available. Due to the sensitive nature of the KGS projects, onsite work is required five days a week.
Responsibilities
- Utilize network layer packet processing experience and Software Defined Networking to develop high data rate packet processing system and other enabling interface software to meet unique Government customer needs.
- Demonstrate the capabilities of the interfaces and architectures you define in a simulated test environment you help develop.
- Solve complex technical problems related to the use of the Kuiper constellation for Government customers as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Lead internal and vendor teams to develop and deliver on software and interface requirements.
- Ensure systems meet Kuiper and Government customer performance needs including availability, reliability, upgradeability, interoperability, and security requirements.
- Effectively communicate project health, risks and issues to stakeholders and management teams.
- Escalate urgent issues appropriately and drive them to closure in a timely manner.
- Provide visualizations, document results, and communicate them across multi-disciplinary project teams.
Requirements
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Nice-to-haves
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 3+ years of programming experience in modern programming languages such as Rust.
Benefits
- U.S. relocation benefits available
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
