BlackSky · 1 week ago
Senior Software Engineer, Ground & Control Services
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $175K/yr
6+ years expBlackSky is a real-time intelligence company that operates the world's most advanced space-based intelligence platform. They are seeking a passionate Software Engineer to join the Ground & Control team, responsible for building autonomous software for satellite operations and monitoring.
Defense & Space
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain software that enables autonomous satellite operations and real-time tasking
Develop and integrate services that interface with ground station infrastructure and satellite communication protocols
Build cloud-native microservices to support satellite tasking and monitoring
Collaborate with operations, communication engineers, flight software engineers, mission planning engineers, and other software teams to understand and refine technical requirements
Write clean, maintainable code with strong emphasis on safety, test coverage, and reliability
Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and team planning discussions
Support on-call rotations and troubleshooting of live system operations as needed
Support Launch and Early Operations of new satellites
Other job-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
A minimum of six (6) years of professional software development experience
Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g. Go, Python, C++)
Experience developing and deploying microservices in cloud environments (e.g. AWS, GCS, Azure)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern version control systems (e.g. Git)
Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to understand complex systems end to end
Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a cross-functional team environment
The program this role supports requires being a US-born citizen
Preferred
Master's degree (or higher) in a related technical field
Ten (10) years of professional software development experience
Experience working with satellite ground systems or real-time control systems
Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible) and container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes, Nomad)
Understanding of system safety, fault tolerance, and recovery strategies
Prior experience with telemetry, satellite operations, or aerospace-related domains
Comfort working in high-availability, mission-critical software environments
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance
BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses!
15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more
401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
Employer matching donations
Professional development
Mac or PC? Your choice!
Awesome swag
Company
BlackSky
BlackSky is a space-based intelligence company that delivers real-time imagery with global rapid revisit, analytics, and high-frequency monitoring of the most critical and strategic locations, economic assets, and events.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Brian OToole
Chief Technology Officer
Alexandria Albright
People & Culture Partner - Technical Recruiter
Recent News
2023-11-28
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