# Ground Systems Software Engineer

Hiring organization: [Lynk Global](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lynk-global)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b36c6b36-8275-4525-9394-6473e8c53003

Listed on Lynk Global's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Mid
- Location: Chantilly, VA

## Summary

Design and operate the backend services, APIs, and automation that fly Elveo's satellite constellation from the ground. This role suits someone who wants to write production Python microservices in a domain where their code has measurable real-world impact, and who enjoys working across software, networking, and hardware systems.

_Our summary, not Lynk Global's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ansible, FastAPI, GitLab CI/CD, Linux, MQTT, Packer, PostgreSQL, Python, React, REST APIs, Rust, Terraform, TypeScript

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of professional software development experience in production services, APIs, or applications, primarily in Python
- Experience owning and operating a service or system in production
- Experience designing and consuming REST APIs
- Experience working with relational databases
- Modern development practices: version control, code review, automated testing, CI/CD
- Strong working knowledge of Linux environments
- Working knowledge of networking concepts: TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls
- Ability to troubleshoot systems spanning software, networks, and hardware
- Strong documentation habits including architecture documentation and technical decision records
- Interest in satellite operations, ground systems, mission operations, telecommunications, or space systems
- ITAR eligibility: U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain necessary Department of State authorizations

## Nice to have

- Experience building event-driven or message-based distributed systems: MQTT, Kafka, SQS/SNS, or similar
- Experience with AWS services and cloud-native architecture: API Gateway, Cognito, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch
- Experience with FastAPI or similar Python web frameworks
- Frontend experience with React or Vue
- Infrastructure as code experience: Terraform, Ansible, hybrid cloud and on-prem environments
- Observability tooling experience: Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch, ELK/OpenSearch
- Experience with Rust
- Experience with satellite ground systems, mission operations software, RF ground equipment, or telemetry systems
- Experience supporting high-availability operational systems or working in a startup, satellite/telecom operator, or mission operations environment

Apply on Lynk Global's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Lynk/194cba01-5321-436d-b191-4867a4729645/application