Full-Time
Full Stack Engineer
Posted on 6/30/2025
Astranis
501-1,000 employees
GEO satellites delivering bandwidth-as-a-service
Compensation Overview
$120k - $150k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person
HQ mentioned in Northern California; job location in SF
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- 3+ years of professional experience as a full-stack software engineer (excluding internships)
- Strong proficiency with Python and experience developing tools for hardware or embedded systems
- Proficiency with JavaScript or TypeScript, ideally with experience using React to build web-based user interfaces
- Experience building and maintaining REST APIs and backend services
- Comfortable working in Linux, using shell tools, and managing source control with Git
- Experience with SQL/relational databases (e.g., Postgres)
- Design and implement software systems that support automated testing of hardware components and spacecraft systems
- Own UI and backend development for internal tools used in test infrastructure, manufacturing and spacecraft operations
- Write robust, scalable software interfaces for electrical and embedded systems, including drivers for test instrumentation and ground support equipment
- Develop component- and system-level automated test infrastructure using Python and full-stack tools
- Work closely with satellite operators and manufacturing technicians to build UI 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 we scale the team
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized deployments
- Familiarity with design systems and rapid UI 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 sw for a manufacturing environment
- Experience reading datasheets, debugging analog/digital interfaces, and working with tools like 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
Series E
Total Funding
$1.2B
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2015
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- $450M funding expands MicroGEO production for 100 satellites by 2030.
- Chunghwa Telecom partners for Taiwan's first dedicated MicroGEO satellite.
- USSF and NASA contracts secure high-margin government revenue streams.
What critics are saying
- Block 3 satellites delay to 2025 erodes first-mover edge versus Starlink.
- Starlink Starshield achieves price parity by 2027, squeezing defense margins.
- $1B backlog relies on few customers; Thaicom loss triggers 20% revenue drop.
What makes Astranis unique
- MicroGEO satellites deliver 8.5 Gbit/s throughput, exceeding 7.5 Gbit/s specs.
- Vanguard enables air-gapped point-to-point comms via MicroGEO for defense.
- Omega satellites provide 50 Gbps at 600 kg mass from 2026 launches.
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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
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↑ 1%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.