Senior Software Engineer

Role Overview and Responsibilities :

Dhruva Space is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to drive the design, development, and delivery of mission-critical software systems. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on coding, ensuring the robustness, scalability, and reliability of software that enables spacecraft command and control, ground station operations, orbital tracking, and telemetry data processing. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, guiding architecture, mentoring engineers, and ensuring technical excellence across projects.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Lead the design and architecture of complex, scalable software systems for satellite command & control, ground station management, telemetry processing, and orbital tracking.
• Actively contribute to the codebase, writing clean, efficient, and well-tested code across multiple programming languages.
• Apply strong system design principles and advanced knowledge of Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA) to solve large-scale engineering challenges.
• Mentor and guide software engineers, conduct technical reviews, and ensure delivery of high-quality solutions within timelines.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers, mission planners, and other technical teams to translate operational requirements into software systems.
• Ensure performance, reliability, and security across all software platforms through robust DevOps and CI / CD practices.
• Manage project execution, oversee technical documentation, and maintain version control and collaborative workflows.

Candidate Requirements :