Software Engineer, Backend
Slingshot Aerospace
About this role
A Backend Software Engineer at Slingshot Aerospace designs and implements software that enables products addressing satellite owner-operator challenges. The role supports product development within the engineering organization and contributes to building reliable, production-ready systems. This is a US-remote position focused on delivering capabilities that integrate with broader technical and product teams.
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About Slingshot Aerospace
slingshot.spaceSlingshot Aerospace provides data-driven software and applications that give space operators real-time situational awareness and mission planning capabilities to make space safe, sustainable, and secure. Their platform ingests and fuses heterogeneous space data to deliver mission-critical insights, analytics, visualizations, and tools that help customers understand what is happening in orbit and plan operations. Leading commercial and government space operators rely on Slingshot for operational decision‑making, space domain awareness, and collision‑risk management. The company focuses on scalable, actionable solutions to support resilient and sustainable space operations worldwide.
Recent company news
Slingshot AerospaceSlingshot Aerospace Awarded $27 Million Space Force Contract to Power the AI-Driven Training Environment for Space Warfare
Jan 15, 2026
TipRanksSlingshot Aerospace Strengthens Defense Credentials and Global Profile With CMMC Milestone and Conference Push
2 days ago
SpaceNewsSlingshot wins $27 million Space Force contract for AI training system
Jan 15, 2026
Breaking DefenseSpace Force taps Slingshot to build AI adversaries for orbital wargames
Jan 15, 2026
Business WireSlingshot Aerospace Achieves CMMC Level 2 Certification, Accelerating Secure AI Deployment Across U.S. Defense Missions
3 weeks ago
About Slingshot Aerospace
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$120k – $150k
per year
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