Principal Ground Software Engineer

Summary

Join AST SpaceMobile, a company building the world's first space-based cellular broadband network, as a Principle Engineer. You will play a key role in developing and maintaining the ground software and infrastructure supporting our satellite network. This position requires extensive full-stack development experience and familiarity with DevOps principles. As a leader within the ground software team, you will design, implement, and maintain software applications and network infrastructure for satellite communication. You will also mentor junior engineers and collaborate with teams across different locations. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a strong track record in software development and a passion for space technology.

Requirements

• At least 10 years experience in an application development position
• Strong software engineering experience
• Proficiency in implementing DevOps systems
• Proficiency with version control systems
• Proficiency with Networking concepts and Fundamentals
• Proficiency in Full Stack development
• Experience with programming languages like C, C++, Java, Python, Go, or other programming languages
• Experience with frameworks such as: NodeJS, FastAPI, NestJS, Fiber Express, OpenAPI, Swagger, TypeORM
• Angular, Vue, React
• Flutter, Swift, Android Studio
• Experience with concurrent (multithreaded) programming practices and libraries
• Experience using Cloud Providers (specifically AWS)
• Experience with containerization such as Docker
• Comfortable working on different operating systems such as Linux and Windows depending on the task
• Experience using both relational and non-relational databases
• Experience with centralized logging systems (Splunk/ Elasticsearch)

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software applications in support of mission operations for constellation-based satellites
• Design, implement and maintain a network infrastructure in support of ground to satellite communication systems
• Debug and troubleshoot any software bugs identified in network or full-stack software
• Collaborate across various sub-systems and address any pain-points through ground software applications focusing on automation
• Be one of the leaders within the ground software group (US and India)
• Be a strong individual contributor (70% contribution, 30 % managerial)
• Track project deliverables across the team
• Provide technical guidance and help uphold industry best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with implementing DevOps concepts complex environments Continuous integration
• Continuous testing
• Continuous deployment
• Continuous monitoring
• Experience developing platform agnostic applications (works on iOS, android and web)
• Strong front-end design and development experience
• Experience with front-end mockup software such as Adobe XD or Figma
• Experience with shell scripting languages such as bash and powershell