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Space Jobs for Software Engineers in Colorado

202 open roles for software engineers at 33 space companies name a site in Colorado, most of them in Denver and Westminster; typical pay runs $131k–$270k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring software engineers in Colorado

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
True Anomaly40$190k/yr
Northrop Grumman18$130k/yr
United Launch Alliance15$144k/yr
CesiumAstro14$147k/yr
Blue Origin11$198k/yr
Vantor11$149k/yr
Loft Orbital8$181k/yr
Sierra Space8$156k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems7$159k/yr
Rocket Lab7$143k/yr
Lunar Outpost6too few figures
Quindar6$150k/yr
Anduril5$192k/yr
Katalyst Space Technologies4$131k/yr
Loft Federal4$146k/yr
RTX4$156k/yr
Spire Global4$169k/yr
Ursa Major4$168k/yr
Viasat4$169k/yr
ispace3too few figures
Muon Space3$203k/yr
Rendezvous Robotics3too few figures
L3Harris2too few figures
Voyager Technologies2too few figures
The Aerospace Corporation1not stated

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Which space companies hire software engineers in Colorado?

Today, True Anomaly (40 roles), Northrop Grumman (18 roles), United Launch Alliance (15 roles), CesiumAstro (14 roles), Blue Origin (11 roles), Vantor (11 roles), and 27 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Colorado.

Where in Colorado are the roles for software engineers?

Most are in Denver (60), Westminster (28), Centennial (19), Colorado Springs (19), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for software engineers in Colorado pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $153k/yr, with typical pay from $131k–$270k/yr; 63.1% of Colorado's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Colorado's law has required every employer with at least one employee in Colorado to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2021 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 49,070 software developers working in Colorado, in any industry, earn a median $138k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for software engineers in Colorado require US citizenship?

Of the 533 space postings in Colorado whose text we read, 74.7% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 59.7% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply, which compares every state. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in Colorado, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are, and its title names the profession by the same rule as the page for software engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.