Senior Software Engineer, Spire Global
SatOS Rust Team
+ Employee Stock Purchase Program
3+ days a week in office
Satellite data analytics
Open for applications
Satellite data analytics
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+ 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
- Ideal candidates will embrace the commercialisation of nanosatellite systems and adapt to low-cost, fast-paced systems design, development, and implementation methodologies that set Spire apart from our competition
- 7+ years' experience in professional software development
- Proven experience in production-grade software development using Rust
- Proficiency in Python or equivalent high-level language
- Knowledge of Linux-based development
- Experience with inter-process communication protocols (such as gRPC)
- Ability to communicate effectively with embedded software engineers
- Excellent documentation skills
Desirable
- Familiarity with safety-critical software systems in any industry
- Knowledge of version control systems, particularly Git and GitHub
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with project management tools
- Proficiency in scripting languages like Bash
- Understanding of cybersecurity principles systems
- Knowledge of telemetry and command systems
- Experience in implementing Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) systems for high-level or embedded applications
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer (Rust) to join our Sat OS team (which develops the high-level operating system for the spacecraft)
- 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 payload execution and data collection capabilities
- Develop services in Rust that interface with hardware integration layers using modern protocols
- Implement communication interfaces between higher-level processes, including ground to space commanding
- Migrate legacy Python systems to a new Rust-based, distributed architecture
- Contribute to the design and implementation of fault-tolerant systems to meet the demands of new customer missions
- Collaborate closely with the Platform Engineering team to ensure optimal software-hardware integration
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for APIs and system architectures
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and tools
- Perform ground-based testing and in-orbit verification of new software services
- Implement observability solutions for satellite-side services
- 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
- Tools and Technologies:
- Rust, Python, Bash
- Ubuntu (development environment)
- GRPC (inter-process communications)
- Version control using Git
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
$4.7m
GRANT
Sep 2019
$19.7m
GRANT
Total funding: $202.7m
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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