Full-Time
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Enterprise Systems
Updated on 8/2/2026
Astranis
501-1,000 employees
GEO satellites delivering bandwidth-as-a-service
Compensation Overview
$145k - $210k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person
US Citizenship Required
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- At least 5 years of professional experience as a full-stack software engineer, excluding internships.
- Strong proficiency with React, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python.
- Experience with FastAPI or similar frameworks.
- Experience working with relational or SQL databases such as Postgres.
- Experience building and maintaining REST APIs and backend services.
- Comfort working in Linux, using shell tools, and managing source control with Git.
- Comfort rapidly prototyping and fully developing user interface concepts with a focus on overall user experience.
- Comfort working across all layers to implement both front-end and back-end components of new features.
- Experience deploying backend services to cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform, and on-premises environments.
- Design and implement software systems that support automated testing of hardware components and spacecraft systems.
- Own user interface and backend development for internal tools used in test infrastructure, manufacturing, and spacecraft operations.
- Develop component-level and system-level automated production infrastructure using Python and full-stack tools.
- Work closely with satellite operators and manufacturing technicians to build user interface workflows that streamline mission operations, command execution, and telemetry visualization.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration on software architecture, technical design, and hardware/software test strategy.
- Contribute to recruiting and interviewing efforts as the team scales.
- Experience developing tools for hardware or embedded systems.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized deployments.
- Familiarity with design systems and rapid user interface prototyping for internal tooling.
- Background in satellite operations, aerospace, or real-time telemetry systems.
- Experience with test instrumentation, schematics, and debugging interfaces between software and hardware.
- Strong understanding of automated test strategies and validation workflows for embedded or hardware-integrated systems.
- Experience building and deploying software for a manufacturing environment.
- Experience reading datasheets, debugging analog/digital interfaces, and working with tools such as oscilloscopes or logic analyzers.
Astranis builds and operates small, low-cost satellites in geostationary orbit to provide bandwidth-as-a-service for global connectivity. Its satellites carry telecom payloads that deliver internet capacity to customers, including commercial entities and government agencies, via turnkey services that simplify procurement and reduce costs. Customers buy bandwidth and use Astranis’ satellite capacity to reach previously unserved regions, rather than building and managing their own satellites. The company differentiates itself by owning the design, manufacturing, and operation of its GEO satellites, enabling cost-efficient, turnkey connectivity solutions for markets that traditional providers overlook. The goal is to close the digital divide by bringing affordable internet access to billions of people worldwide and to build a large, sustainable market for satellite-based connectivity.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$1.2B
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2015
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Omega targets roughly 50 Gbps per satellite for higher-capacity deals.[3]
- Chunghwa Telecom partnership expands sovereign, country-specific GEO demand.[3]
- $450 million financing supports manufacturing scale and faster satellite production.[14]
What critics are saying
- Omega production targets depend on manufacturing scale-ups that can slip.[3]
- Direct-to-GEO execution with Impulse Space remains unproven at scale.[13]
- SpaceX launch dependence exposes Astranis to pricing, schedule, and manifest risk.[12]
What makes Astranis unique
- Small GEO satellites cut cost and build time versus legacy comsats.[11][16]
- Proprietary software-defined radios enable flexible coverage and bandwidth allocation.[3][8]
- Bandwidth-as-a-service and turnkey ownership create recurring, customer-specific contracts.[3][12]
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Benefits
An equity stake in the company.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Unlimited vacation days.
Healthy, delicious, free lunch catered in every day.
Complementary OneMedical membership.
Great office chairs, stand-up desks, and a machine shop.
Reimbursement to spend on commuting from outside SF
Generous, fully-paid parental leave.
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -2%1 year growth
↓ -4%2 year growth
↑ 0%Chunghwa Telecom has entered a partnership with Astranis to create a geostationary satellite specifically designed for Taiwan.
Taipei, April 15 (CNA) Taiwan-based telecom service provider Chunghwa Telecom Co. recently signed a strategic agreement with Astranis Space Technologies Corp., an American satellite start-up, to develop the first dedicated compact geostationary orbit (MicroGEO) satellite for Taiwan.
Astranis, operator of a satellite internet company intended to bridge the digital divide, raised an additional $50 million of Series D venture funding from NTT Docomo Ventures, and other investors.
As part of this ambitious effort, Orbits first partnered with Astranis, the world's leading operator of dedicated communications satellites, to construct its latest satellite.
Astranis to develop resilient GPS satellites for USSF.