Software Engineer, Spire Global
Yocto/Linux
+ 📈 Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
3-5 days a week in office
Satellite data analytics
Open for applications
Satellite data analytics
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+ 📈 Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
3-5 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help make our world a safer, cleaner, more prosperous and more equitable place.
Role
Who you are
- C/C++, Bash and Python
- Proficiency working with the Yocto framework: (for application design and base OS modifications including kernel modules)
- Knowledge of a Linux-based development environment (Ubuntu)
- Experience with real-time communication protocols (low level: CAN/UART/SPI/I2C)
- Experience with inter-process communication protocols (higher level mostly IP based)
- Understanding of electronics and ability to communicate effectively with hardware engineers (especially for board bring up and test)
- Excellent documentation skills Preferred Skills: Working knowledge or Rust would be a bonus
- Familiarity with safety-critical embedded systems in any industry
- Knowledge of version control systems, particularly Git and GitHub
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with project management tools
- Understanding of cybersecurity principles for embedded systems
- Knowledge of telemetry and command systems
- Experience with formal verification methods for critical software components
- Experience in implementing Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) systems for embedded applications Tools and Technologies: C, C++
- Scripting languages (Bash/Python)
- Yocto, Bitbake
- Ubuntu (development environment)
- Version control using Git We value adaptability and a willingness to learn new tools and technologies as needed for the role
- Access to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying. #LI-MI
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Embedded Linux/Software Engineer to join our Platform team (folks looking after the spacecraft)
- The successful candidate will play a crucial role in developing software for our satellite systems, contributing to the expansion and enhancement of our space-based data collection capabilities
- Ideal candidates will embrace the commercialization of nanosatellite systems and adapt to low-cost, fast-paced systems design, development, and implementation methodologies that set Spire apart from our competition
- In this fast-paced environment, the design to launch cycle is measured in weeks and months, not years!
- You'll maintain and develop daemons that interface with embedded systems using low-level protocols and higher-level protocols for business logic
- Implement communication interfaces between embedded systems and higher-level processes
- Integrate C libraries for specific hardware interfaces
- Contribute to the design and implementation of fault-tolerant systems
- Collaborate closely with the Electrical Engineering team to ensure optimal software-hardware integration
- Spin up new designs and maintain existing products with Yocto - focused on
- Xilinx MPSoC systems, but we also support number of other systems
Our take
There’s been an increasing focus on big data in recent years, and Spire Global aims to lead the field in the biggest data of all - Earth Intelligence - with its suite of satellites collecting data from beneath the Earth’s surface to the edge of the atmosphere.
It identifies three main areas of use for its data - Aviation, Maritime, and Weather. Its capabilities in these fields include providing over 660M position reports each day for the aviation industry, building intelligent routing and tracking systems for maritime shipping, and supplying in-depth weather forecasting and climate impact analysis.
Beyond this, Spire Global's satellite system has countless other applications, such as real-time observation in active conflicts, and wildfire tracking. The company exists within a rapidly-developing market, in which it has already made a big impact. In recent years it has collaborated with BlackSky and Skyline Partners, the latter partnership seeing Spire advance into the InsurTech space, as well launch new technology to enable optical inter-satellite links, positioning the company well for an impactful future.
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Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Aug 2024
$4.7m
GRANT
Sep 2019
$19.7m
GRANT
Total funding: $202.7m
Company 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
Company HQ
Tysons, VA
Leadership
Theresa Condor
(CEO)Theresa has been with Spire since 2013, initially joining as a GM of Space service and Earth Intelligence, before becoming COO in 2021 and CEO in 2025.
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