Sam Friedman

Software Engineer

San Antonio, Texas, United States

About

Experience

  • Senior Software Engineer at Capella Space
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Creator and Software Developer at Pass Predict
    2019 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

  • Software Engineer - Ground Systems at HawkEye 360
    Oct 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    - Developed API service using Python/FastAPI to schedule groundstation contacts with groundstation-as-a-service providers. - Worked with satellite operators to develop backend services for downlinking data supporting US allies and partners. - Improved satellite operator efficiency by updating weekly batch scheduling process to real-time contact scheduling supporting a growing constellation of 30 satellites and 7 groundstation sites. - Used Kafka as message broker for building event streaming services.

  • Software Engineer - Ground Systems at Entegee
    Apr 2022 - Oct 2022 · 7 mos

    Contract-to-Hire with HawkEye 360.

  • Graduate Research Assistant at Texas A&M University
    Aug 2015 - Mar 2022 · 6 yrs 8 mos