Astranis
Software Developer, Network Software Associate (Summer 2027)
About this role
Astranis seeks a Software Developer Associate to design and implement UI components and backend workflows for satellite network management software during a 12-week summer program. You'll collaborate with network operations teams to build software that controls and manages satellite and ground networks for a company operating advanced orbital communications systems.
What you'll do
- Design and implement UI components for satellite network management software
- Develop backend workflows to support network operations and satellite management
- Work with network operations teams to understand software requirements
- Define software architecture and design patterns with cross-functional teams
- Rapidly prototype and fully develop user interface concepts
- Write and test software independently from design through deployment
What they're looking for
- Django or similar web frameworks
- Relational/SQL databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
- UI/UX design and implementation
- Backend software development
- Full-stack development capabilities
- Software testing and quality assurance
- Python or similar backend languages
- Rapid prototyping and agile development
Benefits
- Meaningful work on space technology projects
- Projects of equal importance to full-time employee work
- Potential to transition to full-time employment
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
- 12-week intensive learning experience
- Work on software launching to orbit
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Astranis
Astranis builds high-throughput satellite communications systems and spacecraft hardware designed to operate reliably in space environments. The company is hiring for technical roles including network planning engineers, radiation effects specialists, PCB layout engineers, and environmental test engineers to support satellite development and customer network architecture.
- Website
- astranis.com
Likely interview questions
- Tell us about a time you designed, wrote, and tested a software feature from scratch—what was your process?
- Walk us through your experience with Django and SQL databases. What projects have you built?