Senior Software Engineer, Spire Global
Satellite Developer Experience
+ Employee Stock Purchase Program
3+ days a week in office
Satellite data analytics
Be an early applicant
Satellite data analytics
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Employee Stock Purchase Program
3+ 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
- Proven experience building infrastructure or tools that support developer productivity
- Strong coding skills in Python and/or Rust and familiarity with testing strategies across the stack
- Proficiency in Linux/Unix, Git, Docker and Shell Scripting
- Experience in SaaS, Cloud and CI/CD environments including AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, Hashicorp Vault and/or similar tools
- Experience with architecting and developing a software project from the ground up and through its entire lifecycle
- Passion for automation, scalability, and elegant tooling
- Comfort navigating complex systems and collaborating across functions (e.g., software researchers, embedded developers, satellite operators)
What the job involves
- Spire Global is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Satellite Developer Experience (SatDevEx) team, an agile, forward-thinking group that empowers developers across Spire to build, test, and deploy software for one of the world’s largest satellite constellations
- The SatDevEx team builds and maintains the tools, frameworks, and infrastructure that make satellite software development at Spire faster, safer, and more enjoyable
- We’re engineers building for engineers, with a focus on reliability, automation, and developer happiness
- You’ll collaborate with a highly skilled, multidisciplinary engineering organization to:
- Design and maintain advanced testing frameworks—supporting both virtual and bare-metal hardware environments—for internal teams and external customers
- Build and enhance an automated software update pipeline for satellites in orbit
- Identify and eliminate friction points in the satellite software development lifecycle with smart, user-friendly tools and workflows
- Architect and implement the next-generation satellite software framework to support highly resilient and high-performance space systems
- Broad Impact: Your work will support dozens of developers across Spire, directly improving satellite software quality and delivery speed
- Technical Breadth and Depth: From embedded systems to GitOps pipelines, you’ll operate across a wide technical spectrum
- Team Autonomy: You’ll be part of a small, self-directed team with the resources and support of a 150+ person engineering organization
- Culture of Automation: We embrace CI/CD, extensive test coverage, and a GitOps-based delivery model, freeing you to focus on solving meaningful problems
- 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
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
$4.8m
GRANT
Sep 2019
$19.8m
GRANT
Total funding: $202.9m
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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