Senior Application Data Engineer
at K2 Space · 101-250 employees
Just raised · Series D · $500M
- Seniority
- Senior
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Posted
- 5d ago
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at K2 Space · 101-250 employees
K2 Space is a manufacturer of large, high-power satellites.
<div class="content-intro"><p class="p1">K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciapark/2025/12/11/this-startup-is-building-huge-satellites-for-an-underused-interstellar-sweet-spot/?ctpv=searchpage">$450M</a> from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alpine Space Ventures, and others <span class="s1">– </span>with an additional $500M in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers – we’re mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missions from LEO to deep space.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">The rise of heavy-lift launch vehicles is shifting the industry from an era of mass constraint to one of mass abundance, and we believe this new era demands a fundamentally different class of spacecraft. Engineered to survive the harshest radiation environments and to fully capitalize on today’s and tomorrow’s massive rockets, K2 satellites deliver unmatched capability at constellation scale and across multiple orbits.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">With multiple launches planned through 2026 and 2027, we're Building Bigger to develop the solar system and become a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. <span class="TextRun SCXW79998266 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79998266 BCX0">If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79998266 BCX0">you're</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79998266 BCX0"> excited about contributing to the success of a groundbreaking Series C</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79998266 BCX0"> space startup, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79998266 BCX0">we’d</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79998266 BCX0"> love for you to apply.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW79998266 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="none">The Role</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Our enterprise software team builds the digital backbone that powers K2 Space’s satellite design, manufacturing, and mission operations. We develop tools that connect engineering, production, and mission control into a seamless ecosystem — enabling our hardware to get from concept to orbit faster than ever before.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">We’re looking for engineers who are curious, collaborative, and driven to deliver mission-critical software that helps turn ambitious space projects into reality.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">Develop highly reliable data solutions used across K2 Space — from factory floors to mission control.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Create and evolve data design that improve how we design, build, and operate our spacecraft.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Partner closely with engineers, business partners, and leaders across disciplines to understand their challenges and design efficient solutions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Own data solutions from concept to full fledge product.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Lead data architecture designs, drive data optimization, ensure data integrity and accuracy.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Evaluate and make decisions regarding competing data design tradeoffs. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Advocate, defend and convert other engineering leaders to your own solutions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Use data to drive prioritization of work and design of solutions to create the largest positive impact.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Actively contribute to building a culture of transparency, empathy, integrity, and engineering excellence. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Actively mentoring other staff members and help team members build good culture and engineering practices. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Qualifications</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, mathematics or a STEM discipline or 12+ years of professional experience in software engineering. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Strong working experience with data modeling, including schema design such as entities, relationships, data constraints</span></li> <li>Strong working experience with data migration process, including data normalization, schema mapping, data serialization, data pipeline, ETL, real-time or near real-time data replication, data mirroring.</li> <li><span data-contrast="none">8+ years of in-depth experience with