About the role

Muon Space is leveraging our proprietary constellation of Earth-observation satellites to monitor and address climate change, and we need a Data Platform Software Engineer to build the engine that powers our insights.

As a key member of our Data Platform team, you will design, build, and operate the reliable, container-based platform that hosts our critical data and machine learning pipelines. You'll be the force multiplier for our science and engineering teams, empowering them with scalable cloud resources and modern DevOps practices. By creating a world-class internal platform, you will directly accelerate our ability to turn satellite data into actionable climate solutions.

Responsibilities

• Scale and maintain Muon’s data workflow orchestration platform

• Collaborate on and improve data and ML pipelines

• Provide expert support and maintain knowledge of data platform solutions

• Collaborate with satellite and payload engineering teams to establish data requirements for MuonSpace data products

Qualifications

• Applicants are required to be U.S. persons

• 5+ years of software engineering experience

• Experience building and maintaining container orchestration software platform

• Experience using CI/CD processes for software and GitOps processes for infrastructure

• Experience using modern observability technologies for application and infrastructure monitoring

• Experience interacting with internal and external customers and service providers

Nice-to-have Skills

• Building APIs at scale for data access

• Proven experience in systems analysis, troubleshooting and design, with a strong understanding of the interplay between hardware and software.

• Production experience with common geospatial data formats

• Experience working with a distributed team of developers

Salary

The salary range for this role is $143K -  $213K and will depend on a candidate's skills, geographic location, qualifications, and experience as defined during the interview process.

About Muon Space

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.

Taking Care of Our Team

At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, we provide 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.

ITAR/EAR Requirements

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.