Ground Software Engineer (Senior)
AST SpaceMobile · Lanham, Maryland, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days AST SpaceMobile's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of AST SpaceMobile's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at AST SpaceMobile
- high 231 stale, 6 reposted of 231 open
- Hiring momentum
- 268 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from AST SpaceMobile's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for AST SpaceMobile.
About this role
The Senior Ground Software Engineer will design, develop, and maintain full-stack software applications that support mission-critical ground systems for a space-based cellular broadband network. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance operational workflows, providing technical leadership, and ensuring best practices in software and DevOps processes. The engineer will also troubleshoot issues across various layers of the application and infrastructure.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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 AST SpaceMobile as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- A minimum of 8–10 years of professional experience in software engineering or application development
- Deep full-stack development experience
- Experience debugging, troubleshooting, and resolving issues across application, infrastructure, and networking layers
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively across distributed teams
- Proven ability to lead initiatives while remaining a hands-on technical contributor
Nice to have
- Experience building systems within regulated or compliance-driven environments
- Advanced experience implementing DevOps practices in complex production environments
- Experience developing platform-agnostic applications (web and mobile)
- Strong front-end design and development expertise
- Familiarity with modern UI/UX design and prototyping tools
Worth weighing
- This is a hybrid role with occasional travel, which may not suit everyone.
- The job description mentions that additional tasks may be assigned, indicating potential variability in responsibilities.
- No specific salary or benefits are listed in the posting.
Summarised from AST SpaceMobile's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by AST SpaceMobile on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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