Software Engineer Internship

Skynopy Presentation Skynopy is a fast-growing New Space company connecting satellites to the ground, wherever they are. We combine our own global network of antennas with strategic partners to ensure data flows seamlessly between space and Earth.

Founded in 2023 by former Loft Orbital executives, Skynopy already operates 17+ ground stations worldwide, and is backed by a €15 million funding round and scaling fast. Our network is built for security, reliability, and cloud connectivity to meet the highest standards, including for government and defense customers.

We recently strengthened our position with a strategic partnership with Eutelsat, a major satellite operator. Together, we're launching "Global AKAR," a new global network built to give satellites faster, more reliable connections anywhere on the planet.

Our focus: Earth Observation satellites

• the ones capturing critical data about our planet. We make sure that data reaches the ground fast, every time.

ℹ️ More information on Skynopy:

https://space-solutions.airbus.com/resources/news/earth-observation/airbus-enhances-pleiades-neo-ground-segment/

https://satnews.com/2026/09/10/eutelsat-and-skynopy-partner-to-launch-global-akar-software-defined-ground-network/

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/skynopy-raises-15m-to-build-out-ground-station-network/

Skynopy Infrastructure The cloud-based infrastructure allows satellite operators to communicate with their satellites. Skynopy unifies multiple ground station antenna networks in a single interface.

It is composed of:

• A control plane to allow satellite operators to book contacts* with their satellites. **Behind the API, the control plane orchestrates the various ground station networks.
• A data plane that drives the data between the satellite operator infrastructure and the ground station antennas, uplink and downlink.
• A network of Ground Station antenna providers
• a contact is a communication slot, it is linked to the moment when a satellite passes over a ground antenna and when data is exchanged

As an intern, you will be able to collaborate with and be guided by the senior developer team of Skynopy. You will be able to learn and work with a team of skilled people.

Contribute to Skynopy's software development (70%) To enable you to ramp up on space operations and get a global picture of Skynopy's software, you will contribute directly to the platform development. This is where you'll build a solid, hands-on understanding of how Skynopy's infrastructure works end-to-end, from the ground stations to the software layer that turns them into a single, reliable network.

Guided by the team, you will contribute to real feature implementations across the stack, including:

• Coding API endpoints in the backend, contributing to the services powering the platform
• Adding logs and metrics on infrastructure components to enhance observability and support faster issue detection and diagnosis
• Improving the testing of existing components, to strengthen platform robustness as it scales
• Improving deployment pipelines, to enable faster and safer feature releases
• Contributing to other backend, infrastructure, or tooling work depending on team priorities and the roadmap at the time

This is not an isolated task: you will be integrated into the same codebase, code reviews, and priorities as the rest of the engineering team, gaining direct exposure to how a fast-moving space-tech platform is built and operated in production.

Lead a dedicated project (30%) In addition to contributing to Skynopy's core development, you will be responsible for a well-scoped project of your own, with autonomy in its execution and support from the team as needed.

Example of a project you could lead: integrating a Mission Control Software (MCS) into Skynopy's infrastructure, for internal testing purposes. An MCS is software satellite operators use to send Telecommands to their satellite and receive Telemetry in return, in real time. This would typically involve researching and selecting a suitable open-source MCS (e.g. Yamcs, OpenC3), installing and configuring it, and developing the adapter connecting it to Skynopy's interface — first validated with simulated data, then with a real satellite contact. This would provide Skynopy with a means to test its own platform as a genuine end user would.

This is one example of the type of ownership on offer: a well-defined problem, with the latitude to make key decisions on how to address it.

Requirements

• You are a student at an engineering school
• You have already built or helped to build a web software application
• You are passionate about coding and software technologies.
• You can synthesize a problem well and communicate clearly about it.
• You are interested in discovering the space sector (no need for any experience in this).
• You are fluent in English.
• You are an EU citizen.
• You are looking for your final-year internship (stage de fin d'études).

Nice to have

• You have already worked on a REST/GraphQL API.
• You have already implemented features on a backend.
• You have already worked on a cloud provider such as AWS, GCP or Azure.
• You have designed simple CI/CD pipelines.
• You are familiar with internet protocols and OSI layers.

For more information please contact: recruiting@skynopy.com