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a16z Software Developer, Network Software Associate (Summer 2027)
Summary
A 12-week salaried associate engineer role (Summer 2027) at satellite maker Astranis in San Francisco, designing UI components and backend workflows for satellite network management software alongside network operations teams. Core stack includes Django, relational/SQL databases (Postgres), and UI prototyping.
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.
With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.
Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
Software Developer, Network Software Associate (Summer 2027)
Associate Engineer positions typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for students who have already received a bachelor's degree (or who will have done so before working at Astranis).
As an Associate Engineer, you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems — we pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful work on challenging projects, and our Associate Engineers work on projects that are of equal importance and difficulty to the projects we give our full-time employees. Many past Associate Engineers have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many now work at Astranis full-time.
If you are still a college student, please apply to join us as an Intern.
Role- Design and implement UI components and Back end workflows of Satellite network management software
- Work closely with the network operations teams to create software that helps build and manage Satellite and ground Networks
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architecture, and design
- Currently pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical degree
- Experience with Django or similar frameworks
- Experience working with relational/SQL databases (e.g. Postgres)
- Comfortable rapidly prototyping and fully developing user interface concepts with focus on overall user experience
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, write, and test software from scratch
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
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As published by greenhouse · 10 questions · 2 written answers
Basics
First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Location
Short answers (4)
- When are you able to join Astranis as an intern? (12 week minimum)
- When do you plan on ending your internship?
- How did you hear about Astranis?
- LinkedIn Profile optional
Pick from a list (4)
- Astranis complies with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, therefore will you state which of the following applies to you:
- Please confirm the season you are applying for.
- At Astranis, we value in-person collaboration and a strong work ethic. Are you comfortable with working onsite at our San Francisco HQ 5 days a week?
- By selecting YES, I consent to receive recruiting SMS messages from Astranis at the phone number provided on my job application.
Written answers (2)
- What is the most impressive thing you have ever accomplished?
- Please describe the most impressive and complex project you have worked on. This can be from previous internships, school projects, or personal projects you took part in. Tell us what the project was, the technologies you used, challenges you faced, what specific role you played in this project, and what made this project complex or special.
