Software Engineer- Backend Intern (Fall 2026)

Astranis Space Technologies builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. The Software Engineer Intern on the Platform team will design and build services for satellite control and monitoring, contributing to both commercial and US government programs.

What you'll do:

• Design and build high-performance, reliable, mission-critical software that is used to send commands to space
• Take full ownership of features, working across backend and infrastructure
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs

What they're looking for:

• Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent degree
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience and understanding of databases (Postgres, etc)
• Experience and understanding of pub/sub and streaming systems (RabbitMQ, Flink, etc)
• U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, Or Refugee/Asylee Status Required
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience building fleet management systems