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Senior Software Engineer, Government Programs

Muon Space· Engineering - Software
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Hybrid (Northern VA)$202k - $225kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Technical lead for building production software pipelines that process and deliver Muon Space IR mission data to government programs, including NRO and IC systems. Owns integration with US Government software architectures, development of data pipelines in cloud environments, and NITF data product engineering for government-facing data products in classified environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate the production software pipelines in Muon's cloud infrastructure that process and deliver data from Muon's IR missions to government programs.
  • Own the software integration between Muon's data platform and US Government software architectures, including NRO systems and other IC data infrastructure.
  • Deploy, operate, and maintain software infrastructure that delivers Muon data into classified environments, including meeting relevant security, compliance, and accreditation requirements.
  • Engineering owner for NITF file formatting of Muon's IR imagery products, including metadata design, validation, iteration with customers, and integration of vendor NITF tooling into Muon pipelines.
  • Write production-ready code for product processing and delivery pipelines.
  • Work closely with Muon's BD team and government end-users to clarify customer needs and translate them into technical requirements and software designs.
  • Cross-functional work with Muon teams in software, data platform, systems engineering, instrument engineering, operations, and program management to ensure the success of government programs.
  • Ensure the product quality, quantitative validation, and integrity of Muon's government-facing data products and services are of the highest standard.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors with 8+ years or MS with 6+ years of relevant experience.
  • 5+ years building production software systems, including data or geospatial pipelines.
  • Knowledge of US Government software architectures, particularly those used by the NRO and broader Intelligence Community.
  • Experience integrating data delivery systems into customer systems, preferably into US Government systems
  • Experience building and operating high-volume data processing pipelines in commercial and/or government cloud infrastructure.
  • Exceptional skills in Python-based development, plus comfort with adjacent languages/tools used in government software stacks.
  • Ability to work with a distributed, interdisciplinary team (scientists, engineers, data support, program management).
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment while meeting the rigor required of government programs.
  • Active US security clearance; TS/SCI strongly preferred.

Skills

Required:PythonNITFData pipelinesUS Government architectures

Benefits

  • equity grant
  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k retirement plan
  • short & long term disability and life insurance
  • three weeks paid vacation
  • 12 paid holidays
  • unlimited sick time
  • paid parental leave
Last updated Oct 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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