Senior Software Engineer
Muon Space
Senior Software Engineer
Muon Space
End-to-end satellite constellations design and operation
Muon Space is building and operating a growing portfolio of infrared (IR) space missions that generate mission-critical Earth observation data for a diverse and expanding set of customers. These missions include the FireSat constellation, which delivers calibrated IR imagery and derived wildfire products to wildfire operators, the scientific community, the US Government, and commercial partners; and the Space Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) mission, which provides data for weather and cloud characterization, situational awareness, and a broad range of additional use cases. Muon's IR Data Products team owns the multi-mission, multi-customer software systems that process, store, and disseminate the data from these missions — turning raw downlink into calibrated imagery and derived products, and delivering those products reliably to customers at scale.
In this role, you will build, harden, and operate the production pipelines and services that process and serve data from Muon’s Infrared missions — with an emphasis on robust processing pipelines, low latency, strong observability, and geospatial data serving. The ideal candidate is a hands-on senior engineer who has shipped and operated production geospatial or scientific data pipelines at scale. They combine strong software engineering fundamentals with real geospatial domain knowledge and take pride in building systems that are legible, observable, and easy for the rest of the team to reason about.
In this role, the candidate will initially focus on three key areas:
Additionally, the role will partner closely with our Remote Sensing Data Scientists to harden research code into production stages, and will interface with other software teams such as Data Platform and Flight Software on shared contracts (capture metadata, navigation products and telemetry interfaces).
This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our Denver, CO office three days per week.
The salary range for this role is $192,000 - $213,000, plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.
Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.
At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full-time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.
Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
Muon is currently registered and able to hire in the following states:
AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IA, ID, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.
End-to-end satellite constellations design and operation
What Muon Space does: It plans, builds, and runs satellite constellations to deliver Earth intelligence that helps protect people, climate, and ecosystems. How its product works: It offers end-to-end space systems as a service—creating mission strategies, deploying constellations, and operating them through its proprietary AI automation system. Revenue model and delivery: Customers pay transparently on a pay-as-you-go basis for the development, deployment, operation of the satellites, and the data generated. How it differs from competitors: It combines full lifecycle space systems with an AI-driven operations stack, offers flexible pay-as-you-go pricing, and relies on a team with deep experience from NASA, Google, and SpaceX to focus on solving client missions rather than selling hardware. The company’s goal: provide actionable Earth intelligence to improve climate protection, security, and resource management while reducing costs and speeding up access to space.
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