# Staff Software Engineer

Please review the job details below. Intuitive Machines is a leading provider of comprehensive space technologies. We deliver innovative solutions to government and commercial customers helping them unlock the promise of space to solve problems on Earth and beyond. We address a broad spectrum of needs for our customers, including mission systems engineering, product design, spacecraft manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing. Intuitive Machines is a trusted partner in commercial and government missions, combining more than 60 years of deep mission understanding with reliable performance and longevity. Life With Us Intuitive Machines is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Ground Software group. This position can be based in Palo Alto, CA or performed remotely within the U.S. You will be part of the Ground Software team responsible for developing, deploying, and maintaining telemetry and commanding products. The software you build will support manufacturing teams, launch base operations, mission operations, and customers for multiple satellite programs under test and in orbit. Your Career In this role, you will develop, test, and operate highly available and scalab

- **Id**: 3775253
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/intuitive-machines-staff-software-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Palo Alto, United States, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T23:04:49Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T13:33:27Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6601
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 176585
- **Name**: Intuitive Machines
- **Domain**: intuitivemachines.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/intuitive-machines>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

## Salary

- **Min**: 102000
- **Max**: 170000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 170000

## Technologies

- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **GitLab** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Terraform** — Optional: no
- **DynamoDB** — Optional: yes
- **JavaScript** — Optional: yes
- **JUnit** — Optional: yes
- **MySQL** — Optional: yes
- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: yes
- **Pytest** — Optional: yes
- **React.js** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T23:04:49Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:8, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 170000
- **Is top pay**: no

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