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Katalyst Space Technologies

Software Engineer, Ground Software

Katalyst Space Technologies · Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Posted about 3 months ago · $120,000 - $165,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Katalyst Space Technologies's roles stay open a median of 82 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
98% of Katalyst Space Technologies's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Katalyst Space Technologies
high
42 stale, 0 reposted of 42 open
Hiring momentum
46 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

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About this role

As a Software Engineer for Ground Software at Katalyst, you will be responsible for reviewing the current Ground software stack, identifying gaps and technical debt, and translating team needs into software requirements. You will also maintain high coding standards, integrate software across the company, and advocate for quality and testing practices in a collaborative environment.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
3/5
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 Katalyst Space Technologies as an employer.

What you need

  • 3-8 years of experience with cloud based scalable micro service architecture
  • Experience with owning services in production environments
  • Willingness to support mission critical services
  • Deep technical fluency in cloud, backend, frontend, and streaming systems
  • Technical fluency in Python, Rust or Typescript
  • Experience with Docker and AWS managed services

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in computer science or other related STEM fields
  • Experience with owning high reliability production environments
  • Experience supporting mission critical services
  • Technical fluency in some of the following: Orchestration (Kubernetes), Databases (MongoDB, InfluxDB or other time-series), Pub-sub/caching (Redis, Valkey), Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi), Satellite domain standards (CCSDS, XTCE)

What you get

  • Stock options & equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k)
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Catered lunches

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of the tech stack beyond cloud and microservices
  • Role involves working with ITAR-controlled information, which may limit non-US applicants
  • Salary range provided but is case-by-case based on various factors

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