DevOps Engineer (Ground Segement)
GalaxEye Space
Job Description
We are building the mission control system for a fleet of multi-sensor Earth observation satellites. The core software components exist—you will be the force that integrates them into a cohesive, reliable, and highly available system that can be deployed, operated, and scaled with confidence.
This is a fast-paced environment where you will work across system design, integration, maintenance, and documentation. We value engineers who can deliver end-to-end solutions with agility and precision.
What You’ll Do
Design and implement mission control systems: telemetry & telecommand flows, tasking, scheduling, monitoring, and data routing.
Integrate multiple software components into one operational ecosystem (internal services, third-party APIs, ground station software, etc.).
Maintain and document all systems: architecture diagrams, interface specifications, deployment playbooks, operator guides.
Ensure reliability and scalability: design for uptime, failover, and high availability.
Deploy and operate systems in production with CI/CD pipelines, observability, alerting, and runbooks.
Collaborate with flight software, data processing, and ground station teams to validate hardware–software integration in test labs and HIL setups.
Continuously improve system performance and streamline developer/operator workflows.
Requirements
System Design: Modular architectures, clear interfaces, scaling, and fault tolerance.
Programming: Proficiency in at least two of Python, Ruby, C++, Rust, JavaScript.
Software Deployment: Docker, GitHub, Kubernetes (or equivalent orchestration tools).
Integration: Proven experience bridging software and hardware systems.
Documentation: Strong technical writing and architecture diagramming skills.
On-Prem Deployment: Hands-on experience with on-prem server maintenance and deployment.
Bonus Skills (Nice-to-Have)
Aerospace background (small satellites, mission ops, ground segment, flight software).
Radio/SDR knowledge (GNU Radio, SatNOGS, signal processing, link budgets).
Familiarity with CCSDS standards, TT&C, orbit/ephemeris tools, and ground station control systems.
Experience with high-availability / fault-tolerant systems (banking, telecom, mission-critical sectors).
Distributed systems (message queues, gRPC/Protobuf, Kafka/NATS), time-series databases, observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK).
Benefits
Fair compensation provided as per market standards
Experience rapid growth in a start-up culture
Flexible working hours
Open environment for exploring, discussing, and implementing new ideas and processes
Opportunity to work closely with the Founding Team at GalaxEye
Mentorship from senior advisors with decades of industry experience
