Senior Software Engineer - Satellite and Ground Network Systems

Position: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Falls Church, VA (moving soon to Chantilly, VA)

Work Type: On-site 5x/week

Sponsorship: Not available

Background Check: Yes

Interview Process: 2 rounds via Microsoft Teams

What You’ll Do

• Lead architecture & design of mission-critical, high-reliability systems for satellites & ground network
• Drive full SDLC — strategy → requirements → implementation → testing → ops
• Mentor engineers and champion object-oriented design excellence
• Build simulation, emulation, and HITL test environments
• Support operations, monitoring, and data analysis
• Participate in architecture, design & code reviews

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in CS/CE/EE or equivalent experience
• 5+ years software development
• Expert OO programming (C++, Python, Java, C#)
• Proven experience building complex, scalable systems
• Strong DS & algorithms background
• Excellent communication & documentation skills
• Team-first mindset with mentoring ability

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years experience, with strong C++/Python background
• Multi-threaded, stateless, modular system design
• Networking protocols: TCP/IP, UDP
• CI/CD, automation, simulation, HITL
• Linux development experience
• Experience in distributed systems & monitoring
• Interest/experience in telecom or wireless (2G/4G/LTE)