Staff Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure
Muon Space · San Jose, CA
Posted about 3 months ago · $210,000 - $234,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days Muon Space's roles stay open a median of 78 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 88% of Muon Space's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Muon Space
- high 113 stale, 2 reposted of 115 open
- Hiring momentum
- 131 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Muon Space's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Muon Space.
About this role
Muon is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead their Software Test team, focusing on developing and improving software testing infrastructure. The role involves collaborating with various engineering teams to establish testing policies, define metrics for test health, and mentor team engineers. The position requires expertise in software testing processes and hardware integration, particularly in Hardware-in-the-Loop testing.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Muon Space as an employer.
What you need
- Proven ability to deliver comprehensive department-scale testing procedures and infrastructure, including Hardware-in-the-Loop integration testing
- Experience designing infrastructure or orchestration for running and reporting on end-to-end integration tests on large multi-component systems
- B.S. or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field
- 10+ years' experience as a software engineer in a team environment
- Strong programming experience in Python
- Familiarity with common electronics test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, logic analyzers)
Nice to have
- Knowledge of C/C++
- Fluency in statistical analysis
- Experience testing embedded hardware projects, like robotics, autonomous vehicles, or aerospace
- Familiarity with cloud deployment environments, like Kubernetes and virtual instances
- Experience with Software-in-the-Loop simulation
What you get
- Salary range of $240,000 - $265,000
- Competitive equity grant
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Short & long term disability and life insurance
- Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
Worth weighing
- Salary range provided, but final compensation depends on skills and experience assessed during the interview process
- Role requires access to export controlled information, which may limit applicant eligibility
- Position based in San Jose, CA, which may affect relocation considerations
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Listed by Muon Space on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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