Software Engineer II - Fullstack at CesiumAstro
Westminster
$113,000–$136,000
Aug 18, 2026
Westminster
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level software engineering role at a space communications hardware and software company, focused on building full-stack and distributed applications for space mission ground and flight systems. The work spans microservices, cloud-native architectures, DevSecOps pipelines, and modern UI/UX for mission operators, with some involvement in on-orbit and ground system integration and test. Candidates must be US citizens eligible to obtain a Secret clearance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Austin, TX · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $113,000–$136,000
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $137,069 (middle half $106,287–$172,440). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (11)
The title 'Software Engineer II' maps to a Mid-level band on a standard career ladder, consistent with the 2+ years experience requirement.
C++, Rust, and C# are listed together as interchangeable examples of object-oriented/systems programming under the requirements section; C++ is used as the primary name with Rust and C# as alternatives.
Docker is listed under requirements with a 'familiarity with' qualifier, but it appears in the hard requirements block alongside REST APIs and microservices — treated as a gate.
Embedded development and cloud development are explicitly called 'a plus' in the requirements section — listed as preferred.
The preferred experience section lists TS/SCI as the preferred clearance level, but the hard gate is Secret (ability to obtain); TS/SCI is not a rejection criterion.
DLT/blockchain/consensus protocols appear both in the duties narrative and the preferred section; captured as preferred since the requirements section frames them as a 'strong desire to learn' rather than existing expertise.
UI/UX frameworks (React, Vue, Svelte, Blazor) are listed under preferred experience only.
IaC and automated test frameworks appear under preferred experience (DevSecOps, IaC section).
US citizenship is explicitly required; the posting gates on ability to obtain a Secret clearance, with TS/SCI preferred but not required.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): embedded development.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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