Ground Systems Software Engineer

Lynk Global  · Chantilly, VA  · Apr 30, 2026

Lynk is the inventor of satellite direct to device or D2D technology, and has the world's 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. Lynk's 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. Lynk is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join the Mission Operations team, focused on the ground segment of our satellite constellation. You will design, build, and ship the backend services, APIs, and automation that connect Lynk's global ground station network to our Mission Operations Software — the platform our operators use to command, monitor, and fly the constellation every day. - Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services that schedule satellite contacts, prepare and transmit spacecraft commands, ingest and process telemetry, and manage ground station configuration. - Build and evolve REST APIs and event-driven integrations (MQTT, message queues) between ground stations, network services, and Mission Operations tools. - Write production-quality Python; contribute to shared libraries, service patterns, and developer tooling used across the Mission Operations codebase. - Contribute to web dashboards and operator-facing tools...

Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of professional experience developing production software — services, APIs, or applications, not primarily scripts — preferably in Python.
- Experience owning a service or system in production: designing it, shipping it, operating it, and debugging it when it breaks.
- Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and working with relational databases.
- Experience with modern development practices: version control workflows, code review, automated testing, and CI/CD.
- Strong working knowledge of Linux environments.
- Working knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls) sufficient to build and debug networked services.
- Ability to troubleshoot systems that span software, networks, and hardware interfaces.
- Strong documentation habits, including architecture documentation and technical decision records.
- Interest in satellite operations, ground systems, mission operations, telecommunications, or space systems.
- Experience building event-driven or message-based distributed systems (MQTT, Kafka, SQS/SNS, or similar).
- Experience with AWS services and cloud-native architecture (API Gateway, Cognito, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch).
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Company
Lynk Global
Location
Chantilly, VA
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Job Type
Full-time
Category
Mission Operations
Posted
Apr 30, 2026
Source
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