Senior Software Engineer

As a Space Operations Software Engineer at Spire, you will join a small, agile team to enhance the efficiency of our satellite fleet. You'll develop systems and tools for visualizing and analyzing satellite telemetry, monitoring ground station and satellite status, controlling satellite operations, and implementing automatic fault detection, isolation, and recovery.

Responsibilities:
* Build applications for visualizing and analyzing satellite telemetry
* Build applications for monitoring ground station and satellite status and control satellite operations.
* Develop software to provide automatic fault detection, isolation, and recovery operations for the spacecraft.

Key Skills:
* 3+ years of professional experience with Python, including integrating with data stores and cloud services.
* Experience adapting user needs into system requirements through collaboration with satellite operations and ground station teams.
* Familiarity with Linux, 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.

Nice to Have:
* 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.
* Experience with 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.

Benefits:
* Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)
* Launch Attendance
* Generous Time Off Policy
* Education Assistance Program
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
* Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
* Family Leave
* Fitness Reimbursement
* Employee Referral Program
* Healthy snacks & beverages in every office

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. Spire is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.