Senior Software Engineer, Ground Station Platform

Muon Space•San Jose, CA

1d•$213,000 - $237,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Muon is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help scale its core platforms. The role involves designing foundational architecture, delivering customer-facing features, and addressing complex technical challenges. The engineer will work within a collaborative team and partner with other engineering teams to translate business needs into reliable solutions, shaping and improving the systems customers depend on. This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in Muon's San Jose, California office three days per week. The role requires access to export-controlled information, so applicants must meet the stated U.S. export-control eligibility criteria.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
At least 8 years of software engineering experience.
Strong proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust in production environments.
Experience in distributed systems, backend services, or platform development.
Demonstrated experience building and operating mission-critical services with uptime, reliability, and performance requirements.
Knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure, such as containers, service orchestration, and observability stacks.
Strong debugging, profiling, and code optimization skills.
Experience mentoring junior engineers or leading medium to large technical initiatives.
Must meet the stated export-control eligibility requirements for access to export-controlled information.

Nice To Haves

Comfort working in a highly interdisciplinary environment with engineers, operators, and domain specialists.
Familiarity with real-time data processing pipelines or high-throughput systems.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, or automated deployment workflows.
Contributions to open-source projects or a track record of technical writing and knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and evolve high-performance systems that are scalable, resilient, and reliable.
Work across the stack and cross-functionally to deliver end-to-end platform capabilities.
Contribute to architectural decisions that shape the long-term direction of core systems.
Identify and resolve bottlenecks, performance issues, and systemic risks in production environments.
Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business and product needs into well-crafted technical solutions.
Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and knowledge sharing across teams.
Take ownership of features from concept through deployment and ongoing operation.