Muon Space designs, manufactures, and operates Halo satellite constellations and ground segments, integrating propulsion, RF/IR and passive microwave sensors, turnkey payload-to-operations services from its high-capacity San Jose production facility.
<h2><strong>About the role</strong></h2> <p>Muon seeks a Software Engineer to join our Mission Frontend team. In this role you will build and ship features across our Mission Command platform, the consolidated frontend for mission operations, customer-facing tools, and internal workflows. You'll work in a modern TypeScript monorepo and contribute to establishing this platform as the canonical interface for managing constellations, scheduling contacts, and monitoring tasking at scale. Day to day, you'll own features end-to-end; from design through deployment and post-launch operational health, collaborating closely with the team on technical design, and shared foundations. You'll also be part of a team that treats AI-assisted coding tools (Claude Code, Copilot, and similar) as a core part of the workflow, applying the same rigor to AI-generated output as to human-authored code. This is a high-impact role delivering reliable, high-performance, and accessible experiences that satellite operators and customers depend on every day.</p> <p>This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week. </p> <h2><strong>Responsibilities</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Build and ship features across Muon Space's unified web platform, delivering reliable, high-performance, and accessible experiences for satellite operators, customers, and internal users.</li> <li>Own features end-to-end, from design and implementation through deployment, with appropriate test coverage, documentation, and post-launch monitoring.</li> <li>Participate actively in code reviews and technical design discussions, contributing informed perspectives and helping raise the quality bar across the team.</li> <li>Collaborate across backend and product teams to define requirements as needed.</li> <li>Support operational health of the features you ship, responding to issues surfaced through observability tooling and iterating to improve reliability and performance.</li> <li>Grow into an autonomous, trusted contributor who consistently ships high-quality work and helps establish the unified web platform as the canonical interface for Muon's mission and operational needs.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Qualifications</strong></h2> <ul> <li>BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent industry experience.</li> <li>Strong problem solving mindset with a focus on the end user while considering long term outcomes.</li> <li>5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with strongly-typed frontend languages such as TypeScript or Flow.</li> <li>A passion for semantically correct, stable, clean code.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience contributing to complex web applications. </li> <li>Experience working in codebases with automated CI/CD pipelines and static analysis enforcement.</li> <li>Proficiency in code revision management within larger, fast-moving teams.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Nice-to-have Skills</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Experience with AI assisted / agentic coding tools such as Codex or Claude Code. </li> <li>Experience working with SSR (server-side rendering), RSC (React server components), and isomorphic code.</li> <li>Experience working with 3d applications.</li> <li>Experience working with interactive mapping and/or geospatial data visualization.</li> <li>Experiencing working with large, cross-team monorepos.</li> <li>Experience with accessibility-focused component libraries such as React Aria or Radix UI.</li> <li>Experience with frontend observability tooling (e.g., Grafana Faro, OpenTelemetry, Sentry).</li> <li>Have had exposure to the aerospace/space industry, satellite operations concepts, or mission-critical software environments.</li> <li>Experience authoring or maintaining CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions), containerized build/deploy pipelines (Docker, Helm), or automated dependency management tooling (e.g., Renovate, Dependabot).</li> </ul> <h1><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Salary</span></h1> <p>The salary range for this role is $156,000 - $186,000. plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process. </p><div class="content-conclusion"><h2><strong>About Muon Space</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.</span></p> <h2><strong>Taking Care of Our Team</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full-time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, a