Senior Software Engineer; SpaceOps Team

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, focusing on systems and tools that improve satellite fleet efficiency. 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, integrating with diverse data stores and cloud services, and collaborating with satellite operations and ground station teams. They should have:

• 3+ years of professional experience writing web backend code.
• Familiarity with Linux, including Bash scripting and basic system administration.
• Familiarity with JavaScript development and at least one JavaScript framework.
• 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 Type Script and React.
• Experience implementing monitoring and alerting systems using tools 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.

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $130,500 — $171,000 USD, with additional benefits including annual equity awards, vacation, sick and personal time off, and more.

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, providing advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking.

Spire is an equal opportunity employer, 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.