Software Engineer- Cybersecurity and Cryptography
Xona· Engineering
Burlingame, CaliforniaFull-timePosted 1w ago
About the role
High-caliber Software Engineer specializing in Cybersecurity and Cryptography to lead the development of production-grade ground segment software, architecting cryptographic foundations to protect satellite constellation communications and sensitive data.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of production-grade ground segment software for the security lifecycle of the satellite constellation.
- Design and implement production-ready cryptographic modules for key management, IAM, and secure communication protocols (e.g., TLS, AES-GCM, ECC).
- Apply defensive programming techniques to eliminate vulnerabilities and ensure resilience against adversarial inputs.
- Develop secure data-at-rest solutions for persistent memory (PMEM) architectures, protecting cryptographic material stored in non-volatile RAM.
- Integrate HSMs and TPMs into the ground infrastructure to ensure secure key storage and signing operations.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on security-sensitive applications.
Skills
Required:C/C++PythonPersistent memory / non-volatile storageApplied cryptographySecurity infrastructure
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Xona
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