Senior Software Engineer (SpaceOps Team)

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At Spire, the Space Operations Software team is responsible for preparing for growth using software to automate mission management, improve telemetry monitoring, monitor ground station activity, and provide tools to analyze constellation performance.

What You'll Do as a Space Operations Software Engineer:

As a Space Operations Software Engineer, you will work with a small team in an agile environment, working on systems and tools to improve satellite fleet efficiency.

Some specific areas include:

• Build applications for visualizing and analyzing satellite telemetry
• Build applications for monitoring ground station and satellite status and controlling satellite operations.
• Develop software for automatic fault detection, isolation, and recovery operations for spacecraft.

Key Skills:

Candidates should have experience implementing systems using Python, including integrating with diverse data stores and cloud services. They will need to interface with satellite operations and ground station teams to adapt user needs into system requirements.

• 3+ years professional experience writing web backend
• Familiarity with Linux, including Bash scripting and basic system administration
• Proficiency using and developing containers for development and production environments

Strong candidates will also possess skills in one or more of the following areas:

• 5+ years of experience with system and web application development using Python
• Familiarity with data backends like S3, RDS, Postgres, Redis, and Elasticsearch
• Experience with Django
• Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
• Familiarity with Python data visualization libraries
• Experience with Typescript and React
• Experience implementing monitoring and alerting systems using systems like Grafana, Prometheus, or Nagios

Spire operates a hybrid work model, requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Access to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange necessary licenses.

About Spire

We improve life on Earth with data from space.

Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and algorithms provide advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world.

Spire is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.

To help maintain a safe and secure workplace for Spire employees, all candidates who receive a conditional offer will be required to complete a background check.