Software Engineer at Outpost
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000–$220,000from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Los Angeles, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on developing, testing, and maintaining both flight and ground software for orbital return vehicles. Day-to-day work spans embedded and real-time flight software, avionics and GN&C integration, and tooling for telemetry and data analysis. Suited to engineers with at least three years of professional software development experience, ideally with a background in flight or embedded systems.
Mid level · 3+ years · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 5,300 people in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 4,000–6,900
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $164,459 (middle half $130,334–$195,752). 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 (5)
C++ and Python are listed together as 'C++, Python, or similar languages' — they are presented as interchangeable primary language options; both are captured as a single mutual-alternative pair since the JD treats them as equivalent gates.
Real-time/embedded systems experience is explicitly called 'a plus' in the qualifications section, so it is treated as preferred despite appearing in the main qualifications block.
The degree requirement accepts 'equivalent experience' in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, so no minimum degree is flagged.
The citizenship/export-control note (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident) is not a formal security clearance gate but does restrict the eligible candidate pool — no clearance is formally required by the posting.
Seniority is assessed as Mid based on the 3+ years requirement and the scope described; the title carries no level modifier.
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