Senior Flight Software Engineer, Albedo
$159.7-179.6k
+ Equity
More information about location
5 days a week in office
High-resolution satellite imagery
Posted today
High-resolution satellite imagery
21-100 employees
Posted today
$159.7-179.6k
+ Equity
More information about location
5 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make exquisite imagining available to the world to generate new possibilities for innovation and market growth.
Role
Who you are
- Understand trade-offs when it comes to topics such as memory, processor capabilities, hardware offloading, latency/bandwidth, or build versus re-use
- Can use version control, such as Git (hint: we use it), and you might be pedantic about how you version your software (like using SemVer)
- Demonstrate a core competency in one, or many, of the following: networking communication, distributed computing, Linux driver development, middleware frameworks, state machine modeling, real-time operating systems, software/hardware simulations, or pick your flavor of nerding out and tell us!
- Most importantly, want to learn, and want to be challenged
- Have read all of this and are excited to apply!
What the job involves
- Albedo is launching next-generation, ultra-high-resolution imaging satellites to service a global audience through a modern, cloud-based product interface
- In order to achieve this goal, we are looking for a team of people who are both passionate about our mission and are willing to put in the work to design, develop, and test an innovative earth observation concept in the commercial industry
- The times ahead will be set in a fast-paced, often uncertain environment, but if you are hard-working, kind, and team-oriented, you can expect a rewarding and purposeful experience
- At Albedo our mission is to bring 10-cm imagery to the masses, and as our Flight Software Engineer, you’ll be playing a critical part in our software development, verification, and roadmap to the future!
- Work directly with avionics hardware to develop highly performant software in embedded Linux
- Benchmark our solutions to ensure we’re meeting our tight timing constraints
- Design software solutions that can communicate between real-time operating systems and embedded Linux
- Verify our software works end-to-end, from ground communication to spacecraft commanding
- Participate in integration and test campaigns to ensure our software is robust
- Assist in maintaining automated systems for CI/CD, both software-only and hardware solutions
- Work is performed in an office environment, laboratory, cleanroom, or production floor
Our take
There’s a lot of funding going into satellite startups at the moment, given how useful the technology can be across a wide spectrum of fields, from agriculture to natural disaster management and insurance. Albedo is one of a number of companies looking to break into the market, but it’s facing plenty of competition from the likes of Atlas Operations and Outpost.
However, Albedo is aiming to raise industry standards by developing satellites that can fly twice as close to Earth as that of its competition, and capture imagery at a resolution that’s almost ten times higher than what’s currently available. Indeed, Albedo became the very first company to receive a license to sell this quality of imagery in 2021.
Though only founded in 2020, it has experienced remarkable growth, doubling its headcount in 2023 and expanding its operations with a state-of-the-art facility in Broomfield, Colorado. As Albedo continues to secure investments, it is strategically channeling its resources into bolstering its team and further enhancing its satellite constellation. With this rapid expansion and commitment to innovation, Albedo has every reason to be excited about the promising future that lies ahead.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2024
$35m
SERIES A
Sep 2022
$48m
SERIES A
Total funding: $93m
Company benefits
- Employee friendly equity compensation
- Remote-friendly, asynchronous culture with flexible working hours
- 4% direct matching 401k
- Insurance: Medical, Vision, Dental, Mental Health
- Parental leave and childcare coverage
- Relocation bonus for moving to our Denver, CO HQ
- 20 paid vacation days, yours from day one
- 10 company holidays and unlimited sick days
- $100 monthly wellness benefit
- Company and team retreats to build relationships in-person
Company values
- Humility, Emotional Intelligence & Respect: We embody HEIRs and empathy in our everyday
- High Speed, Low Drag: We move rapidly with concentrated velocity
- Default to Trust and Transparency: We are optimists who assume good intent from others. We build strong relationships through being open and honest
- The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts: Whether it's our team, our company, or our industry, we are most effective when we work together and celebrate the gestalt
- Bold, but Accountable: We aren't afraid to push the limits, but we calculate the risks and own our failures
- Create Leverage: 10x ourselves and 10x each other
- Stay in Orbit: We take care of our wellbeing, enjoy the ride, and optimize for the long run
Company HQ
Civic Center, Denver, CO
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Leadership
Topher Haddad
(CEO)Before co-founding Albedo they worked for Lockheed Martin as an Optical Systems Engineering Lead.
AJ Lasater
(CTO)Previously spent almost ten years at Lockheed Martin as a Systems Engineer and Systems Architecture Manager.
Winston Tri
(CPO)Co-founded and was the Lead iOS Developer of events app Ping Social. Worked for Facebook as a Software Engineer before co-founding Albedo.
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