Participate actively in code reviews and technical design discussions, contributing informed perspectives and helping raise the quality bar across the team.
Collaborate across backend and product teams to define requirements as needed.
Support operational health of the features you ship, responding to issues surfaced through observability tooling and iterating to improve reliability and performance.
Grow into an autonomous, trusted contributor who consistently ships high-quality work and helps establish the unified web platform as the canonical interface for Muon's mission and operational needs.
Qualifications
BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent industry experience.
Strong problem solving mindset with a focus on the end user while considering long term outcomes.
5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with strongly-typed frontend languages such as TypeScript or Flow.
A passion for semantically correct, stable, clean code.
Demonstrated experience contributing to complex web applications.
Experience working in codebases with automated CI/CD pipelines and static analysis enforcement.
Proficiency in code revision management within larger, fast-moving teams.
Nice-to-have Skills
Experience with AI assisted / agentic coding tools such as Codex or Claude Code.
Experience working with SSR (server-side rendering), RSC (React server components), and isomorphic code.
Experience working with 3d applications.
Experience working with interactive mapping and/or geospatial data visualization.
Experiencing working with large, cross-team monorepos.
Experience with accessibility-focused component libraries such as React Aria or Radix UI.
Experience with frontend observability tooling (e.g., Grafana Faro, OpenTelemetry, Sentry).
Have had exposure to the aerospace/space industry, satellite operations concepts, or mission-critical software environments.
Experience authoring or maintaining CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions), containerized build/deploy pipelines (Docker, Helm), or automated dependency management tooling (e.g., Renovate, Dependabot).
Salary
The salary range for this role is $190,000 - $212,000. plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.
About Muon Space
Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.
Taking Care of Our Team
At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full-time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.
Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
Muon is currently registered and able to hire in the following states
AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IA, ID, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA
ITAR/EAR Requirements
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.
