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True Anomaly

Staff Flight Software Engineer

True Anomaly · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA

Posted about 3 months ago · $175,000 - $270,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
True Anomaly's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
95% of True Anomaly's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at True Anomaly
high
179 stale, 4 reposted of 183 open
Hiring momentum
220 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from True Anomaly's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for True Anomaly.

About this role

As a Staff Flight Software Engineer at True Anomaly, you will engage in the entire spacecraft program lifecycle, including design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and flight. Your responsibilities will involve developing and integrating flight software for space missions, collaborating with teams on command scripting, and creating device drivers and communication protocols for flight hardware.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
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 True Anomaly as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field
  • 6+ years of experience with low-level firmware architecture, design, and development
  • Low-level device driver development and safety critical systems experience
  • Experience with embedded RTOS such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS
  • Familiarity with common protocols such as Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, RS485
  • Proficiency in C/C++ and Python

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field
  • 12+ years experience developing and/or producing flight software for space applications
  • Demonstrated experience and discipline with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts
  • Familiarity with embedded Linux
  • Familiarity with networking protocols: UDP, TCP/IP

What you get

  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, with HSA/HRA options
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees, accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Sick Leave
  • Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees
  • 401(k) retirement plan

Worth weighing

  • Onsite role requiring candidates to be near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA
  • Work environment details such as temperature and noise level are not specified
  • Physical demands of the job are not detailed
  • Salary range is broad and dependent on various factors

Summarised from True Anomaly's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by True Anomaly on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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