Control Plane Software
US$220,000 – US$280,000 / yr base salary
Posted 9 Jun 2026
Advertised as “Lead, Control Plane Software ”
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- Expected experience
- 10+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$220,000 – US$280,000 / yr |
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Field of studyComputer Science, Software Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Study levelMaster's
Lead, Control Plane Software
Logos Space is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system purpose-built to serve the connectivity needs of the commercial enterprise users and government users. We will help fill an important gap in the market, providing resilient, high-performance satellite-based connectivity services to enterprise and government customers worldwide. Business customers have contracts with agreed-upon performance standards for their broadband, and Logos will build these capabilities into the system from the beginning. Speed and reliability are the foundation of the system. Logos is designed to extend cloud and data center network connectivity anywhere in the world to fixed, seaborne, and airborne terminals.
Logos is led by a team of highly experienced engineers with proven track records in the networking and satellite industries.
Position Summary & Responsibilities
Logos is building next-generation space-based network fabric, and the Network Software team is responsible for the software systems that control, operate, scale, and route traffic across that network.
The Control Plane Software Lead will spearhead the architecture, design and implementation of Control Plane software for Logos network. Control Plane software spans across the Software Defined Networking (SDN), Ground Segment, Satellites and Terminals providing functions such as network management, network operations (NetOps), satellite operations (SATOps), service orchestration, and service flows.
This is an early, high-impact role in the Network Software team that combines distributed and embedded systems depth, networking fundamentals, and strong technical leadership.
Responsibilities:
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Lead the architecture, design and development of entire control plane software for the Logos network.
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Lead design and development of various services for SDN, Ground Segment, NetOps, and SATOps functionality.
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Build services and scalable APIs for provisioning, configuration, automation, telemetry integration, and operational workflows.
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Design for dynamic network conditions, including changing topology, link variability, congestion, degradation, and failures.
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Ensure seamless integration of control plane software with on-premises and cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS).
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Participate directly in implementation, code reviews, design reviews, debugging, test strategy and system integration.
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Work closely with data plane, platform and embedded systems teams to integrate the control plane into the broader network architecture.