Software Engineer, Spire Global

• Proven experience in development using Python (at least 2 years)
• Knowledge of or adaptability to Linux-based development (Ubuntu)
• Excellent problem-solving and documentation skills
• Experienced in debugging and peer reviewing
• Knowledge of version control systems, particularly Git and GitHub

Desirable

• We are seeking a mid- level Software Engineer to join a team responsible for designing the tools used to test satellites
• 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!
• Core systems: Designing and developing code used to fully test our satellites
• Making improvements to our existing codebase to enhance functionality, usability, robustness, performance, writing and testing new code to integrate
• Supporting the Manufacturing team with any software test requests that occur during the production life of a satellite
• This will also cover any software escalations the manufacturing team may occur during their testing
• Satellite application platform: Writing tests for the automated execution of tasks on the satellite to meet manufacturing requirements or changing testing needs
• Actively contributing to design architecture, efficient refactoring and redesigning of existing software products
• Collaborate closely with the other Engineering teams to ensure optimal software-hardware integration
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and tools
• Act as a team lead to junior engineers, mentoring, guiding and promoting best coding practices
• Maintain our internal web tool (Flask)