# Senior Software Design Engineer

Company Overview Iridium is an award-winning satellite communications company operating the world's only truly global voice and data network, delivering reliable connectivity anywhere on Earth. For more than 20 years, Iridium has powered mission-critical communications for governments, businesses, aviation, maritime, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things. Now part of Iridium, Aireon is the world’s only space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time visibility of aircraft over oceans, the poles, and remote regions. Together, Iridium and Aireon are helping build a safer, more connected, and more efficient future for global aviation. Join our team and help shape how the world stays connected. We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact. What We’re Looking For: If you are an experienced software developer with 8+ years of experience in software engineering and enterprise architecture, then you will be excited about the Senior Software Design Engineer opening with Aireon on our Product Development team. As a Senior Software Design Engineer, you’ll be responsible for ide

- **Id**: 4292394
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/iridium-senior-software-design-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: McLean, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T23:46:27Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T23:46:27Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6435
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Hybrid work, Insurance coverage, Parental leave, Retirement plans, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Satellite Communications, IoT Connectivity

## Company

- **Id**: 1838031
- **Name**: Iridium
- **Domain**: iridium.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/iridium-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

## Salary

- **Min**: 120000
- **Max**: 165000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 165000

## Technologies

- **.NET** — Optional: no
- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **Apache Kafka** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **C#** — Optional: no
- **Go** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **NATS** — Optional: no
- **Node JS** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Scrum** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

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

## Hiring locations

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T23:46:27Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 14
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T03:49:57Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 165000
- **Is top pay**: no

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