Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, Ursa Space Systems

• The ideal candidate will bring experience in developing and deploying data-driven web service technologies in support of both internal systems and customer-facing applications
• B.S. in Computer Science, or other engineering discipline in which software development is a focus
• 10+ years of industry experience in a software development role
• Comfort and experience using AI-assisted tools for rapid development and testing
• Experience in Javascript, Python, and CSS
• In Javascript, familiarity with the following frameworks: React, Vite, Material UI, Redux, Redux RTK Query
• Familiarity with common AWS services (e.g. S3, Lambda, ECS, ECR, DynamoDB)
• Experience with software organizational tools and frameworks (e.g. Git, Docker, Anaconda, virtual environments, etc.)
• Experience with microservice-based architectures and related design principles
• Experience with both frontend and backend development, including UI design
• Organized and self motivated, able to successfully work with a remote team
• A creative, intuitive, and flexible mindset to approach complex problems and build innovative solutions
• A fast, reliable internet connection if you are working remotely is a must

Desirable

• Ursa Space is looking for skilled software engineers to join our growing team! We are building ground-breaking solutions to deliver global economic intelligence to organizations around the world. There is a lot of cross-pollination here at Ursa Space. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly-skilled developers, working on a variety of projects. The ideal candidate will bring experience in developing and deploying data-driven web service technologies in support of both internal systems and customer-facing applications
• This position will report to the Director of Software Engineering. This position is fully remote, or optionally in-person at our headquarters in Ithaca, NY. This position may have on-call responsibilities
• This position will report to the Director of Software Engineering
• This position may have on-call responsibilities
• Contribute to an agile development team building high-performance services, APIs, and UIs to support production and distribution of the Ursa Space product line
• Develop and implement robust data management strategies for large-scale spaceborne datasets, ensuring efficient storage, retrieval, and maintenance of metadata
• Develop and enhance data processing pipelines, enabling efficient ingestion, transformation, and distribution of geospatial data
• Support design and development of production geospatial intelligence algorithms and generate robust and efficient software implementations to run within a containerized software platform space
• Contribute to User Experience (UX) design, including mockups and marketing material
• Work with the Software Team to plan, groom, estimate, implement, and test features in an iterative manner
• Design and implement efficient, modular, well-documented and well-tested code
• Stay up-to-date with new software development technologies and tools
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews, digesting and incorporating constructive criticism
• Perform all other duties as assigned

• Please note: applications without a relevant cover letter will not be considered. In your cover letter, we would like to hear your personal voice and learn about your sincere interest in Ursa Space Systems