The Exploration Company
Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and evolve the architecture of our Mission Control Software
- Actively contribute production-grade backend and frontend code
- Own technical roadmaps and drive major architectural decisions
- Turn user needs into feature specifications for the development team
- Ensure safe commanding workflows and reliable telemetry reception
- Design for scalability, observability, and operational robustness
- Collaborate closely with Mission Operations, AIT, and Flight Software teams
- Guide engineering standards and mentor developers within your team
- Balance development speed with long-term maintainability and code quality
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience with demonstrated architectural ownership and technical leadership
- Strong backend expertise (e.g., Python, Ruby, or similar)
- Experience with modern web technologies (TypeScript, Vue/React, REST/WebSockets)
- Profound understanding of distributed systems and API design
- Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Deep understanding of ground segment concepts (telemetry, telecommanding, mission operations)
- Ability to operate at both architectural and hands-on implementation level
- Product ownership or technical product management experience
- Strong analytical thinking and technical judgment with high attention to detail
- Experience with agile software development methodologies
- Motivation to thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
Benefits
- We are Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind
- We are Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them
- We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It's a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?