Head of Software Engineering and Operations, Spire Global
Constellation Operations
$202-238.5k
+ ESPP
3-5 days a week in office
Provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services
Job no longer available
Provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$202-238.5k
+ ESPP
3-5 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To provide customers with comprehensive data and analytics that protect our environment and our communities, transform global logistics, contribute to economic stability, and put moonshot goals within reach.
Role
Who you are
- 5 years of experience in engineering as an individual contributor
- 5 year leading engineering teams
- Professional experience working in at least one interpreted language
- Professional experience working in at least one compiled language
Desirable
- Excellent ability to communicate verbally and in writing at all levels, from technical IC to C-level exec both internally and externally
- Experience developing software for resource constrained environments like embedded ARM devices
- Experience writing Python
- Experience writing Rust
- Previous experience running a team delivering an API-based product or product family
- Experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and debugging operational application issues
- In-depth knowledge of API design principles and best practices, caching strategies, and designing for resiliency and scalability
- Strong relational and non-relational database skills
What the job involves
- As the Head of Software Engineering and Operations for Spire's Constellation Operations group, you’ll drive the development and execution of the roadmap across;
- (A) Application Services: application development, testing, deployment, tasking and operations
- (B) Satellite Manufacturing and SRE-style Operations
- (C) Infrastructure for cloud and big data
- Your duties will include driving engineering excellence and delivery across these business critical domains
- You will interface with the technical leads, Chief Software Engineer, and our technical program managers to develop elegant technical solutions to customer needs together with your team of developers distributed between Europe and the US
- You will make sure the technical vision is implemented on time and on quality
- This includes supporting the bottom up ideation, creation, and curation of technical proposals that is core to Spire’s culture
- Access to US export controlled software and/or technology may also be required
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. Operating in a rapidly developing market for space-based data, Spire continues to expand its satellite network and capaibilities as demand for global monitoring and environmental intelligence grows.
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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
$19.8m
GRANT
Total funding: $202.8m
Company benefits
- Name your own satellite: Be remembered throughout time by choosing a name for a LEMUR satellite.
- Family Leave: Family is important. Our parental and family leave is designed to let you make the most of those precious moments.
- Learning & development: Spire more than encourages and supports ongoing personal improvement and a growth mindset, we welcome it!
- Launch Attendance: One of the perks from launching satellites into space is that Spire often has VIP access to view the launch.
- Generous time off policy: Take the time you need. Our flexible time-off policy promotes a positive work-life balance.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Our EAP makes sure you have access to support and counseling sessions whenever you need it.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP): Our ESPP provides eligible employees with an opportunity to purchase Spire shares through accumulated contributions.
- Fitness Reimbursement: Spire encourages fitness activity to promote employee well-being with reimbursed gym membership expenses.
- Employee Referral Program: Spire is always looking for outstanding people to join our team, and you can help and be awarded a referral bonus.
- Healthy snacks & beverages: To help our employees to be as productive as possible, we provide healthy snacks and beverages in each of our offices.
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.
Alison Engel
(CFO)Prior to joining Spire Global in 2025, Alison spent over 2 years at LeaseAccelerator as the CFO. She also spent over 5 years at Gannet as a VP of Finance and Senior VP/CFO & Treasurer.
Celia Pelaz
(COO)Prior to joining Spire Global in 2025, Celia spent nearly 8 years at HENSOLDT in various roles, including CSO and COO.
Johann Gabriel Oehme
(CTO)Johann joined Spire Global in 2025 as Chief Transformation Officer, moving into the role of Chief Technology Officer later in the same year. Previously, he spent 4 years at Aerotech Peissenberg as a Managing Director & CCO. He also spent 22 years at Airbus, holding various roles including VP of A350 Customer & Business Development and VP Head of Programme Procurement.
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