Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the
largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and
algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather
tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, Spire's data
infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations
that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth.
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Weather Product
Data Engineering team and help take our product pipeline, APIs, and other
product delivery infrastructure to another level. You'll have the
opportunity to make a real impact on our products and infrastructure as we
continue to grow our portfolio of data and services.
Responsibilities:
Have a customer- and product-driven focus and mindset
Design, implement, maintain, and document web services and APIs
Be comfortable moving across domains (software, infrastructure,
science) and projects
Ability to deliver when it counts with a collaborative spirit
Handling large, complex datasets and creating repeatable, reusable code.
This applies to the whole software development lifecycle starting from the
development of proof-of-concepts up to operational services
Design and develop cloud-native data pipelines and APIs for Earth Observation
data-related use cases
Support the user implementation through architecture guidance, best
practices, capacity planning, implementation, troubleshooting and monitoring
Keep abreast with industry trends, advancements, and best practices in
this domain and leverage this knowledge to drive innovation by starting new
proof-of-concepts
Responsible for engaging across multiple business areas including
engineering, project management, business development, and after-sales support
Apply industry standard security best practices
Qualifications / Experience:
5+ years of professional software development experience
Experience with Amazon Web Services and cloud-native architectures
Proficiency with Python and Linux
Demonstrated experience creating and managing data processing pipelines for
large geophysical datasets
History of work in a mission-critical, production or operational environment
Strong candidates will also possess skills in one or more of the following:
Leveraging the Pangeo ecosystem for large-scale data analysis
Building and/or managing large-scale, high-performance systems in a
complex, multi-tiered, distributed environment
Experience working with Kubernetes
Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Cloudformation
Building and scaling high-quality APIs
Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to
work a minimum of three days per week in office.
Access to US export controlled software and/or technology may be required.
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $171,000 to
$200,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the location,
skills, experience and qualifications. In addition to base compensation,
this role may be eligible for annual equity awards and our employee benefits
program, including vacation, sick, and personal time off; optional
medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage; a 401(K)
plan; health and wellness reimbursement program; and participation in
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and experiences of our employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity
employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of
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