Mission Systems Software Engineer (Full Stack) Mission Operations

About Lynk

Lynk is the inventor of satellite direct to device or D2D technology and has the worlds only commercial license from the FCC to operate a commercial D2D system. Today Lynk allows mobile network operators subscribers to send and receive text messages to and from space via standard unmodified mobile devices. Lynks service has been tested and proven on all seven continents has regulatory approvals in more than 30 countries and is currently being deployed commercially based on more than 40 MNO commercial service contracts covering approximately 50 countries.

Our technology will enable all 8 billion people on the planet to stay connected with the existing standard phone in their pocket. Everywhere. No matter what.

By joining Lynk you will have the opportunity to directly touch the lives of billions. Your mission will be to bring mobile broadband to billions pull hundreds of millions out of poverty and save countless lives.

Job Summary:

Lynk is seeking a Mission Systems Software Engineer to join our Mission Operations software team. This role blends software engineering with operational support ensuring that the tools we build remain reliable intuitive and continuously improved.

You will design and develop mission-critical applications while acting as a technical partner to the Mission Operations Center (MOC). This is a hands-on engineering role where you will write code to solve real-world operational problems diagnose production issues and iterate on the tools used daily to operate the constellation. The team has end-to-end ownership of the Mission Operations software: build it deploy it support it improve it.

This role is designed to grow. Youll start by owning Level-2 support and feature delivery while working closely with senior and principal engineers. Over time youll take on larger features deeper system ownership and increased architectural responsibility as your skills and confidence grow. We are looking for a solid engineer with a track record of high performance who is eager to learn our stack and grow into a domain expert.

Core Responsibilities: Learn the system end-to-end: how its built deployed monitored and used

• Full Stack Software Development

  • Design build and maintain backend services (Python Rust Java or similar) and frontend interfaces (React/Svelte/TypeScript).

  • Write clear maintainable production-quality code with unit tests and integration tests.

  • Implement user interface improvements and new features requested by satellite operators.

• Level 2 Operational Support

  • Provide Level 2 support for mission operations tools partnering directly with satellite operators to troubleshoot issues.

  • Investigate reproduce and diagnose production problems across backend frontend and data-processing components.

  • Develop operational runbooks troubleshooting guides and small automation scripts to streamline future support.

  • Improve reliability through better observability logging alerting and diagnostics.

  • Support on-call rotations for critical operations.

  • Over time the expectation is that engineers use recurring support issues as input to improve system design tooling and reliability.

• Deployment and Reliability

  • Deploy mission systems and updates using existing CI/CD pipelines.

  • Monitor application performance and health to ensure system reliability.

  • Troubleshoot issues in containerized environments to identify if bugs are code-related or config-related.

  • Collaborate with other developers through code reviews design sessions and shared ownership of services.

  • You will become comfortable making changes to production systems and standing behind those changes

What Youll Work on in Your First 12 Months

As part of a small highly collaborative software team you will:

• Space Operations: Work daily with the Mission Operations Center gaining a deep understanding of spacecraft and communication network operations

• Take Ownership: Become the primary developer supporting specific mission operations tools.

• Solve Problems: Handle L2 support escalations delivering timely fixes that keep the satellites talking.

• Build Features: Contribute to the next generation of telemetry review and anomaly-analysis tools.

• Learn & Grow: Stand up or refactor backend services to support new mission needs (new satellite configurations).

Qualifications:

• 06 years of professional software development experience

• Experience building or maintaining backend services (Python Java Go C# or similar)

• Working knowledge of modern web development fundamentals (APIs basic frontend databases)

• Practical experience building UIs using React Svelte Vue or Angular (TypeScript preferred)

• Familiarity with Git-based workflows and code reviews

• Ability to debug test and reason about existing codebases (checking logs reproducing bugs isolating errors)

• Willingness to work on-site and collaborate closely with operations teams

• Curiosity ownership mindset and desire to grow as an engineer

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience or interest in Rust programming

• Exposure to production systems monitoring or incident response

• Experience working with cloud environments (AWS preferred)

• Familiarity with testing CI pipelines or deployment workflows

• Interest in reliability scalability and systems thinking

• Experience working with time-series data telemetry or event-driven architectures.

• Familiarity with Docker and basic cloud environments (AWS/Azure)

• Experience working in operations-heavy mission-critical or real-time systems (e.g. aerospace telecom IoT defense).

Job Location
Washington DC area

Required Experience:

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