The Company
Astra's mission is to improve life on Earth from space by creating a healthier and more connected planet. Astra delivered its first commercial payload into Earth orbit in 2021, making it the fastest company in history to reach this milestone, just five years after being founded in 2016. By achieving monthly, weekly, then daily launches, we'll create the infrastructure services our customers need in space to build a healthier and more connected planet. If you're excited by a sense of possibility, the chance to innovate, and make a difference here on Earth, we think you should work here too.
We are Astra. Our mission is to launch a new generation of services to improve life on earth from space. We are a highly ambitious team with deep technical expertise who love to build things and relish the idea of a grand challenge.
We strive to deliver routine access to earth orbit for enterprises launching services powered by small satellites. Building on over a decade of technology development in rocket propulsion, structures, and avionics, we are applying an agile approach to space launch.
Our headquarters in Alameda, between San Francisco and Oakland, is a sprawling campus supporting full cycle rocket production (e.g. design, manufacturing, test) and mission control. Come thrive at Astra!
The Team
Software is at the forefront of how we operate at Astra. As a vertically integrated rocket company, every decision we make is data driven: from CAD designs, to the launch of a rocket, we look for patterns and relationships at each stage of our design, manufacturing, test, and operations. This unprecedented level of integration requires an equally vertically integrated "operating system" that gives insight into topics that matter, guiding our decisions.
The Opportunity
As a Sr. Back end Engineer on the AstraOS team, you will join a team a small but growing team of scrappy software engineers that work in a cross-functional, collaborative and blame-free environment. On day 1, you will be hands-on designing, writing, testing, deploying, and running our full-stack software systems.
How You’ll Fulfill Your Mission:
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Learn: work with cross-functional teams to understand the end-to-end functionality and impact of our systems.
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Build: write world-class, web-scale code that strikes a balance between perfect and done.
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Fail fast: embrace change and iteration over dogma and stagnation.
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Dream: think big in terms of what's possible to build a truly extraordinary software system.
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Up-level: continuously work to better yourself and peers --opportunity is boundless!
Why We Value You
- You possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to articulate ideas, give technical feedback, and mentor other team members.
- You have exceptional problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills. Flexibility and enthusiasm for learning technologies, tools, and ideas.
- You are a good sounding board for others, with low ego
- You have strong CS chops (Java, JS, C++, Python, etc.) but are language / technology agnostic.
- You're interested in the full-stack: from the database to the frontend.
- You have an entrepreneurial spirit and truly enjoy and take ownership of your work.
- You are self-driven with an analytical mind with a bias for action.
- You undertake projects and tasks with an attention to detail coupled with a sense of urgency.
Desired Multipliers
- 5+ years of building web-scale software systems
- Experience with production-grade AWS is a plus
- Experience with Python (Django)
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other microservice technologies
- You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Astra, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.
San Francisco Bay Area Target Base Salary Compensation Range for this position: $104,000-$175,000
In addition to competitive base salary, total annual earnings will include annual bonus, stock, paid healthcare benefits, flexible PTO, and 401k match.
ITAR Requirements: This position requires compliance with U.S. Government space technology trade restrictions, specifically the International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and additional regulations governing satellite, launch vehicle, missile, and other related technologies. All jobs restricted by these regulations will be contingent upon the applicant’s status as a documented U.S. Person or their ability to receive a trade license from the cognizant government agency; in addition to any required company background checks and in compliance with applicable U.S. and California laws. Similarly, positions requiring the ability to work on government contracts or a security clearance are also contingent upon the applicants ability to receive the appropriate clearance and be allowed to work on U.S. government contracts.
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Astra, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.
San Francisco Applicants: Astra will consider applicants with arrest and conviction records (criminal histories) in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
