Mission Control Software Engineer - Backend

About the Role:

We are developing a real-time control and monitoring platform for satellite systems. 

As one of the founding engineers of the Mission Control Software team, you will design and build the backend core — a distributed service that streams, stores, and routes data from a network of satellites. The system will start as a single-unit deployment and evolve into a multi-node, high-reliability architecture. 

Your work will form the backbone of how missions are operated, scaled, and automated. 

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services in Java for data ingestion, processing, and control workflows. 

• Build and extend gRPC and REST APIs for internal and external clients. 

• Develop modular plugins and middleware components for data routing, persistence, and automation. 

• Work with PostgreSQL (and possibly other data stores) for structured and time-series data management. 

• Collaborate with frontend developers to support real-time dashboards and control interfaces via WebSockets / event streams. 

• Ensure reliability, scalability, and observability of backend components through testing, logging, and metrics collection. 

• Contribute to containerized deployments and CI/CD pipelines using Docker and related tooling. 

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with comprehensive test coverage. 

Required Skills: 

• 4–6 years of hands-on experience developing backend or distributed systems. 

• Strong proficiency in Java (11+), with a good understanding of concurrency, networking, and modular architectures. 

• Experience with backend frameworks such as Spring Boot, Vert.x, or similar. 

• Familiarity with gRPC or RESTful API design and integration. 

• Solid knowledge of SQL databases (preferably PostgreSQL) and schema design. 

• Comfort working in Linux environments with Git and Docker. 

• Experience with messaging / event streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ, MQTT, or equivalent) or other asynchronous data pipelines. 

• Proven ability to design maintainable codebases and write automated tests. 

Nice to Have: 

• Experience in real-time data systems, satellites, IoT, or telemetry backends. 

• Exposure to distributed systems, high-availability deployments, or microservice architectures. 

• Working knowledge of Python for scripting and integration. 

• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana. 

• Interest in systems that integrate software, hardware, and data operations. 

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics, or Electronics & Communication Engineering. 

• Equivalent practical experience in backend or distributed systems development will also be considered. 

Why Join?

• Senior engineer opportunity — high ownership, direct impact on architecture and design decisions. 

• Work on real-time distributed systems that connect space and terrestrial segments. 

• Small, technical, mission-driven team with rapid iteration and deep engineering focus. 

  
  Core Tech Stack: Java 11+, gRPC, REST, PostgreSQL, Docker, Linux, WebSocket streaming, Git CI/CD