Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning
PlanetSalary not specified
Full Time
Senior (5 to 8 years)
[Remote] Data Platform Software Engineer at Muon Space
Mountain View, California, United States
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
NoVisa
Aerospace, Geospatial, Climate TechIndustries
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What benefits does Muon Space offer?
In addition to salary, Muon Space provides equity compensation, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance, three weeks paid vacation, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, and paid parental leave.
Is this position remote or office-based?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What are the required qualifications for this role?
Required qualifications include being a U.S. person, 5+ years of software engineering experience, experience building and maintaining container orchestration software platforms, using CI/CD processes for software and GitOps for infrastructure, modern observability technologies, and interacting with customers and service providers.
What is the company culture like at Muon Space?
Muon Space emphasizes collaboration with interdisciplinary and distributed teams, dedication to diversity and equal employment opportunities, and a mission to deliver Earth Intelligence for climate monitoring and a safer world from their Silicon Valley facility.
What makes a strong candidate for this position?
Strong candidates will have 5+ years of software engineering experience, expertise in container orchestration, CI/CD, GitOps, and observability, plus preferred skills like building scalable APIs, geospatial data formats, and systems analysis; U.S. persons only.
Muon Space
Designs and operates satellite constellations
About Muon Space
Muon Space designs, deploys, and operates satellite constellations to provide Earth Intelligence that helps protect people, the climate, and ecosystems. Their services include creating mission strategies, building satellite systems, and managing these systems using their own AI automation technology. This approach allows them to deliver high performance and reliability while keeping costs low and speeding up satellite launches. Unlike many competitors, Muon Space focuses on understanding and solving their clients' specific needs rather than just selling satellite products. They operate on a pay-as-you-go model, which includes the development and operation of satellite constellations and the data generated from them. The team at Muon Space has significant experience from leading organizations like NASA, Google, and SpaceX, which enhances their capability to deliver valuable insights to clients in areas such as climate change, security, and resource management.
Mountain View, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2021Year Founded
$98.9MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Consulting, AI & Machine Learning, AerospaceIndustries
51-200Employees
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Company Equity
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Paid Sick Leave
Parental Leave
Risks
Competition from tech giants like Google may challenge Muon Space's market share.
Reliance on partnerships, like with Earth Fire Alliance, poses strategic alignment risks.
Ambitious FireSat Constellation timeline by 2026 could strain operations and finances.
Differentiation
Muon Space offers end-to-end space systems with mission-tailored LEO satellite constellations.
Their technology stack optimizes missions for faster time-to-orbit and remote sensing performance.
Muon Space's team has expertise from NASA, Google, and SpaceX, enhancing their innovative capabilities.
Upsides
Muon Space secured $56.7 million in Series B funding, boosting financial stability.
Partnership with SNC enhances RF technology, expanding commercial possibilities for Muon Space.
FireSat Constellation addresses rising demand for wildfire monitoring due to climate change.
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