Staff Elixir Software Engineer (Long Beach)

Staff Elixir Software Engineer

A new space race has begun. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build innovative technology that solves the next generation of engineering, manufacturing, and operational challenges for space security and sustainability.

The peaceful use of space is essential for continued prosperity on Earthfrom communications and finance to navigation and logistics. True Anomaly builds innovative technology at the intersection of spacecraft, software, and AI to enhance the capabilities of the U.S., its allies, and commercial partners. We safeguard global security by ensuring space access and sustainability for all.

Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity

What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results

It's the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together

Software is the central nervous system for True Anomaly's engineering and product thesis. Software bridges the gap between military objectives, theoretical astrodynamics and the human and autonomous control of spacecraft and ground systems in time and space. True Anomaly is seeking a highly-experienced Staff Elixir Software Engineer to lead development of our distributed spacecraft ground control system.

You do not need to have experience building space ground systems or experience in aerospace. You'll have ownership of challenging, greenfield problems and a chance to fundamentally impact the outcome of future conflict (and the future of the company), all while enjoying world-class benefits including platinum healthcare, flexible work hours / location, highly competitive compensation and a generous stock options package.

Design, develop, and sustain satellite command and control, mission planning, mission data processing and data analysis software systems using Elixir

Create and implement clean software architectures that deliver consistent results from a growing team while scaling in complexity

Leverage Domain-Driven Design to surface fundamental capabilities and decompose work scope into core business logic to achieve specific, measurable business outcomes

Champion simple software development lifecycle processes that ensure transparency, traceability, and accountability

Lead cross-discipline teams to deliver impactful results through collaboration, coordination, and systems integration

10+ years of production software development experience

Practical experience with Elixir or other functional programming languages like Erlang, Clojure, Scala, or Haskell

Proven experience developing resilient and fault-tolerant architecture

Demonstrated leadership ability, exceptional written and oral communication skills, and aptitude for working across disciplines

Enjoys debugging and problem-solving systems supporting active spacecraft operations

Experience with distributed systems and API design

A strong bias towards action while understanding and rejecting the status quo

Bachelor's degree in computer science or similar discipline or relevant experience

Deep understanding of Elixir and OTP including BEAM scheduling, GenServers, supervision trees, and the Actor model

Experience with OAuth2 and Role-Based Access Controls

Database experience with PostgreSQL and time-series databases like InfluxDB

Experience with monitoring and tracing in a distributed system

An understanding of containerized infrastructure and orchestration with Kubernetes

Experience working with real-time or game engine backends

Colorado Base Salary : $175,000-$240,000

California Base Salary : $180,000-$255,000

Washington D.C. Base Salary : $180,000-$255,000

Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA / HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations : job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

Work Location Ideally, we are seeking candidates based near Denver, Colorado Springs, Long Beach, or Washington D.C. However, for the right candidate, we are open to a fully remote arrangement with occasional travel.

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