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Top Benefits
Unlimited vacation
Comprehensive health coverage
Stock options
About the role
Who you are
- 8+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on backend systems
- Proven experience designing and operating large-scale, distributed systems
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-team technical initiatives and influence engineering direction
- Strong expertise in system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance optimization
- Deep experience with Python and modern backend development practices
- Experience with cloud platforms, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code
- Strong understanding of CI/CD systems and developer productivity tooling
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity in complex technical and organizational environments
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working on mission-critical or high-reliability systems
- Familiarity with satellite operations, ground systems, or aerospace environments
- Experience designing platform-level systems or internal developer platforms
- Strong background in observability, incident response, and reliability engineering
- Experience with event-driven and distributed messaging systems (Kafka, Pulsar, etc.)
- Knowledge of networking concepts and delay-tolerant networking
- Track record of improving engineering processes and organizational effectiveness
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Software Developer to lead the design and evolution of Kepler’s backend systems and platform architecture
- This role operates at a company-wide level, driving technical strategy, enabling cross-team execution, and ensuring that our systems scale to meet the growing demands of Kepler’s satellite network and mission control operations
- As a Staff Developer, you will work across multiple teams to solve complex technical challenges, guide architectural decisions, and improve engineering effectiveness. You will play a key role in shaping long-term technical direction while ensuring near-term delivery remains efficient and aligned
- Lead the design and evolution of large-scale backend systems supporting Kepler’s satellite network infrastructure and mission control software
- Drive architectural decisions that span multiple teams and services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability
- Identify and lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives, including system-wide performance improvements, reliability efforts, and platform standardization
- Partner with product, operations, and leadership to translate business opportunities into technical strategy and execution plans
- Define and improve engineering processes, development workflows, and operational practices across teams
- Own and guide long-term technical roadmaps, balancing immediate delivery needs with strategic investments
- Act as a technical authority and advisor, providing guidance on complex system design, tradeoffs, and risk management
- Mentor senior engineers and help grow technical leadership across the organization
- Drive alignment across teams by influencing without authority and building consensus on technical direction
Benefits
- Unlimited Vacation
- Comprehensive Health Coverage
- Stock Options
- Flexible & Hybrid Work Options
- Professional Development
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About Kepler Communications Inc.
Telecommunications
51-200
We are delivering on-orbit data at lightspeed with a constellation of satellites designed to act as Internet exchange points for space-to-space data relay.
Headquartered in downtown Toronto, Kepler is vertically integrated with an in-house production facility, designing and deploying a hybrid optical constellation to modernize communications to missions in LEO and beyond.