Ground Software Engineer

About the role

AST SpaceMobile and our global partners are building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network to be accessible by standard smartphones. Called SpaceMobile, this ultra-powerful network is being designed to provide connectivity at 4G/5G speeds everywhere on the planet – on land, at sea and in flight.

Position Overview

AST SpaceMobile is looking to hire a Ground Software Engineer who will be responsible for all graphical/front-end aspects of our applications in support of Ground Software and Mission Operations. Given this, a successful candidate for this position should have a solid understanding of web development principles and be proficient in front/backend-end programming languages, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, and GO. The candidate will be an integral member of the Software Team, which is responsible for the Ground Software used for our missions. This candidate will also work with and communicate closely with our USA division

Key Responsibilities:

Design and implement graphical interfaces for software applications in support of mission operations for constellation-based satellites

Develop and maintain the user interface of websites and applications.

Collaborate with designers and back-end developers to ensure seamless integration of front-end and back-end components.

Strong in relation and non-relation database concepts

Creating responsive designs that are optimized for mobile and other devices.

Qualifications:

At least 3-5 years in a front-end/backend-end developer role front-end developer role

Proficiency in Full Stack development

Experience with frameworks such as:

NodeJS, FastAPI

React, Angular, Vue

Flutter, Swift, Android Studio

Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and/or JavaScript

Experience with programming languages like Nodejs, Java, Python, Go, or other programming languages

Familiarity in implementing DevOps systems

Familiarity with version control systems

Experience with containerization such as Docker

Ability to integrate third-party code with existing version control systems

Comfortable working on different operating systems such as Linux and Windows depending on the task.

Experience using both relational and non-relational databases

Education:

BTech/MCA/MSc

Experience:

A minimum of 3 - 5 years

Preferred Qualifications:

Proficiency with implementing DevOps concepts complex environments

Continuous integration

Continuous testing

Continuous deployment

Continuous monitoring

Experience using container managers such as Docker-Compose or Kubernetes

Experience using Cloud Providers (specifically AWS)

Soft Skills: