Principal Software Engineer, Mission Design

Muon Space · San Jose, CA · All 107 Muon Space jobs

Pay shown$266,000 to $298,000 a yearOn-site

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Advertised pay
$266,000 to $298,000 a year
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Advertised pay
$266,000 to $298,000 a year
Work pattern
On-site
Level
Lead
Posted
22 Oct 2026
Age
Posted 15 days ago (since 22 Oct)
Source
Employer's own page, Greenhouse

Typical pay for this role in San Jose

The median advertised range for a software engineer in San Jose is $160,000 to $228,700, from 97 adverts that state a yearly pay. This job, at $266,000 to $298,000, sits above the top of that range.

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Required skills

  • Negotiation

Nice to have

  • Business Development
  • Product Management
  • C++
  • Python
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • Embedded
  • Fpga
  • Statistics
  • Machine Learning

About the job

About the role Muon seeks a Principal Software Engineer to join our Software Organization. This engineer will synthesize a broad understanding of the full Muon software architecture and roadmap with the unique needs of each potential mission, to plan and design the software solutions necessary for mission success.

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