🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll lead backend system design for Kepler's satellite network infrastructure, driving architectural decisions across teams. You'll own technical roadmaps balancing delivery and strategic investment. This role offers a chance to shape the future space economy with a certified Great Place to Work®.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Lead design and evolution of large-scale backend systems
• Drive cross-functional architectural decisions and initiatives
• Define and improve engineering processes across teams
• Mentor senior engineers and grow technical leadership

📋 Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Proven experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems
• Deep expertise in system architecture, scalability, and reliability
• Experience with Python, cloud platforms, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience with mission-critical or high-reliability systems
• Familiarity with satellite operations or aerospace environments
• Experience with event-driven systems like Kafka or Pulsar

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🏖️ Unlimited vacation
• 👶 Supportive parental leave
• 📚 $1,500 annual professional development fund
• 🚀 Equity plan
• 🏥 Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Recruiter call· 30 min
2. 2Technical interview· 60 min
3. 3System design interview· 60 min
4. 4Hiring manager interview· 45 min