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
- Develop robust software used in testing and mission operations
- Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, from design to deployment
- Build scalable systems that support the company's expanding mission activities
- Collaborate with testing, engineering, and operations teams to understand and meet operational needs
- Write performant, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Ensure reliability through automated testing and operational validation
- Support users and contribute to improving development workflows and tooling
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture
What we would love to see from you
- Experience with backend development using Python and/or Ruby (on Rails)
- Frontend experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue.js, or similar)
- Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts and design principles
- Experience with message brokers or event streaming systems (e.g., Redis Streams, Kafka)
- Experience building systems for real-time data processing and ingestion
- Familiarity with object storage solutions (e.g., MinIO, AWS S3) for handling large datasets
- Experience with version control systems such as Git
- Familiarity with automated testing frameworks
- Ability to design, build, and maintain scalable distributed systems
- Solid understanding of software design patterns and engineering best practices
- Experience working in agile software development environments
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail with the ability to balance quality and delivery speed
- Motivation to thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
Bonus qualifications
- Experience with relational or time-series database technologies
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
- Familiarity with containerization and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience in the space industry or other safety-critical domains