Flight Software Engineer (Platform)
Rendezvous Robotics · Golden, CO
$95,000–$175,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Golden, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A flight software engineering role at a small spacecraft startup, focused on building and maintaining the core software platform that runs on modular, self-assembling satellites. Day-to-day work covers real-time Linux configuration, hardware abstraction layers, firmware for sensors and actuators, and CI/build pipelines for embedded targets. Suits engineers with strong C/C++ and hands-on embedded Linux experience, particularly those comfortable working close to the hardware layer.
Senior level · 5+ years · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 45 people in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 25–65
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $140,636 (middle half $126,359–$175,118). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The posting is open to both an Engineer and a Senior Engineer level, with separate salary bands ($95K–$140K and $140K–$175K respectively). The 5+ years experience requirement is bracketed as '[Senior level only]', so it does not apply to the Engineer level. Seniority is assessed at Senior given the dominant scope of the role (flight software platform ownership, real-time Linux, firmware, CI/CD for embedded targets).
The degree requirement lists CS, computer engineering, or EE but explicitly accepts 'equivalent experience', so no formal degree is hard-gated.
C++ and C are listed as 'Strong C++ and/or C' — they are interchangeable satisfiers of the same requirement, so they are captured as one skill with C as an alternative.
Serial buses (UART, SPI, I2C) are listed together as a single comfort requirement; UART is used as the primary name with SPI and I2C as alternatives.
F Prime and other robotics/aerospace middleware appear under Preferred Qualifications. F Prime is named as the primary example.
Yocto and Buildroot appear together under Preferred Qualifications as interchangeable OS image build systems.
Hardware-in-the-loop testing appears under Preferred Qualifications alongside CMake and CI for embedded targets; CI/CD captures the CI requirement from that line.
ITAR compliance is required (US persons only), but no formal US government security clearance is gated.
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