About Skylo
Skylo is a global Non-Terrestrial Network service provider based in Mountain View, CA, offering a service that allows smartphone and IoT cellular devices to connect directly over existing satellites.
Skylo’s direct-to-device service is now live on millions of activated devices across five continents, with more than 60 million square kilometers of coverage, in partnership with multiple satellite operators, mobile network operators (MNOs), Tier-1 chipset makers, and OEMs. Devices connected over satellite are managed and served by Skylo's commercial NTN vRAN, featuring a 3GPP standards-based cloud-native base station and core. Skylo provides anywhere, anytime connectivity solution that seamlessly roams between terrestrial and satellite networks. Our focus is on enabling connected services for people outdoors and connected workflows across three main verticals: mass-market consumer devices, automotive, and industrial IoT.
This role is located Espoo, Finland where we are onsite 3 days a week in office.
Summary Of How You Will Impact Skylo
As a Staff Software Engineer focusing on Network Management, you will play a key role in the full software development lifecycle. You will be responsible for designing and implementing software that manages and controls different nodes in satellite radio access and core network.
How You Will Contribute
- Define detailed software specifications based on product requirements and take complete ownership in building the same end to end.
- Architect, design and implement high-performance, scalable features that power world-class wireless network products and meet next-generation infrastructure demands.
- Design and implement robust inter-module communication mechanisms across threads, processes, and geographically distributed systems, ensuring consistency and fault tolerance.
- Debug and resolve complex issues related to memory leaks, race conditions, deadlocks, dependency conflicts, and performance bottlenecks.
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams (PLM, protocols, platform, QA, hardware, DevOps) across global development centers.
- Lead design/code reviews, define technical standards, and mentor junior engineers.
- Continuously improve system observability, reliability, and maintainability.
To be successful in this role, you should have a solid background in network management software and a passion for engineering excellence.
- More than 9 years of experience in wireless networking infrastructure or systems software development architecting and scaling software systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
- Advanced programming skills in C++, Go & Python with strong system-level debugging proficiency. Familiarity with REST API is preferred.
- Deep understanding of thread and process synchronization, IPC mechanisms (e.g., shared memory, sockets, pipes), and distributed coordination (e.g., consensus protocols, event propagation).
- Strong foundation in memory management and kernel interactions, with experience using tools such as GDB, Valgrind, AddressSanitizer, or similar.
- Familiarity with networking protocols and standards including SNMP , TCP/IP, Wireless Network Protocols, VXLAN, Kafka, Netconf/YANG etc.
- Experience on development of Ran Intelligent Controller (RIC) based on O-RAN specifications and knowledge of the E2/O1/O2 interface for communication between the RIC and RAN elements is needed.
- Experience with cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, and other container orchestration platforms is needed.
- Deep understanding of machine learning models for creating algorithms that analyze data and drive automated network optimization is expected.
What We Offer
With employees working across three continents, Skylo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. Our worldwide and inclusive culture encourages a flexible approach to work, and we also offer an attractive range benefits such as:
- Competitive compensation packages including a stock option based equity program
- Comprehensive benefits plan
- Monthly allowances for wellness and education reimbursement
- A generous time off policy, holidays, and the opportunity to temporarily work abroad
- Once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of developing and running world’s first commercial, live direct-to-device satellite network and service
- Access to world-class team and talent across tech domains: software, hardware, chipsets, telecom, satellite and network virtualization
- Open, transparent, inclusive culture that blends the Silicon Valley, Nordic and South Asia characteristics
EEO Statement
Skylo is an equal-opportunity employer and we celebrate diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, parent or caregiver status, political affiliation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. Please let us know if you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability.
Top Skills
What We Do
Every company wants to change the world, and we are doing it. Skylo moves the world’s machine data from sensors to our satellite network and then delivers information to customers through our immersive interface. And we deliver that satellite connectivity affordably (at a monthly cost that’s less than a cup of coffee or chai). The connectivity drives real-time data which, in turn, drives decision making that transforms companies, industries, and lives.
It’s all made possible through the Skylo Hub, the Skylo Network, and the Skylo Data Platform. The Skylo Hub is a small piece of hardware - like a super-rugged mobile hotspot - that communicates with machine sensors. It transmits data to the Skylo Satellite Network, our ultra-reliable network that uses existing geostationary satellites to deliver always-on, always-accessible connectivity. Customers receive information - and take action - through our Skylo Data Platform.
Together, our Skylo Hub, Network, and Data Platform are securely delivering to global enterprise and governments, with early deployments across fishing vessels, trains, trucks, tractors and more from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean. We’re a global, fast-growing team, with offices in California, India, Israel, and Finland.
