← All roles

Ground Station Software Engineer

Cowboy Space Corporation· Software Engineering
Apply on company site
San Carlos, CA or Kent, WA$145k - $171kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Ground Station Software Engineer to own the software that forms the communications backbone between earth and space, written in Python and Go, delivering secure highly reliable communications.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop distributed software systems for ground station network operations and core infrastructure services.
  • Test and integrate software systems that run on both commercial and in-house developed hardware.
  • Build simulation and testing frameworks to validate system behavior before deployment
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to integrate, test, and debug systems end-to-end
  • Write performant, reliable code for resource-constrained and mission-critical environments
  • Develop internal tools to support testing, automation, and operational workflows
  • Participate in system bring-up, integration, and launch preparation activities
  • Monitor and support on-orbit operations, including debugging and performance optimization
  • Contribute to system architecture decisions across software and hardware boundaries
  • Balance speed, reliability, and scalability in a fast-paced development environment
  • Investigate anomalies across hardware/software boundaries, perform root cause analysis, and drive fixes to closure
  • Mentor engineers on the team and review designs and code to raise overall software quality
  • Help drive the team toward a near-term on-orbit demonstration, making pragmatic scope and risk tradeoffs along the way

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • 2+ years of experience building production software systems
  • Strong programming skills in languages such as Python or Go
  • Experience working close to hardware, distributed systems, or real-time systems
  • Solid understanding of systems fundamentals (operating systems, networking, concurrency)
  • Experience working in fast-paced, engineering-driven environments

Skills

Required:PythonGoDistributed systemsReal-time / hardware-close developmentSystems fundamentals

Benefits

  • Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off
  • 10 paid holidays per calendar year
  • Paid parental leave
  • Relocation assistance if applicable
  • Daily lunch in the office and a fully stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks
Last updated Oct 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Cowboy Space Corporation

Powering Humanity From the High Frontier

Cowboy Space Corp. is building a power grid in outer space for artificial intelligence. It is an integrated system of satellites and rockets to haul high-performance compute and optical data transmission down from Low Earth Orbit. Earth's energy grid can't run at the pace of AI. We can.

Orbital Data CentersAI compute in spacesolar-powered data centersLow Earth Orbitpower grid in space
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Cowboy Space Corporation