Kilroy, I'm the author of this post -- if you're a software engineer interested in space, maybe we should stay in touch (email in profile). I definitely had a

Kilroy, I'm the author of this post -- if you're a software engineer interested in space, maybe we should stay in touch (email in profile). I definitely had a hard time figuring out how to "break in" to commercial space and I get the sense there's a shortage of higher-level software talent in the industry. As commercial space matures, there is greater opportunity for people like us to get involved. I agree that a lot of aerospace seems Dilbert-esque. I think (and hope) there will be opportunity to change that in the long term.