Senior Software Engineer

The role

You will design and deliver mission-critical software for the Cloud Software team. You will build software to protect and manage satellites and objects in low-earth orbit.

What you will do

• Leverage LeoLabs’ leading dual-use systems to support critical space missions.
• Develop full-stack software for key software initiatives, particularly for DOD/IC contracts.
• Participate in stakeholder discussions and translate customer needs into engineering requirements.
• Ensure reliability, observability, security, and performance across production systems.
• Own critical portions of our systems through the full development lifecycle.
• Make use of generative AI to raise the bar on the quality and security of our software.
• Participate in on-call rotations for critical systems.

Required qualifications

• Active US TS/SCI clearance
• Experience delivering on mission for DOD/IC customers
• B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Significant time building cloud-based systems at scale
• Demonstrated experience building, deploying, and operating distributed backend services
• Experience and enthusiasm with using generative AI for software development
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or a similar language
• Understanding of architecture patterns, service boundaries, message-driven workflows, and API design
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) and containerized deployments
• Expertise with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL) and message brokers (Kafka, SQS, or similar)
• Experience with observability and CI/CD practices

Nice to have

• Experience building production frontend applications with TypeScript, JavaScript, or comparable modern web technologies
• Experience deploying into US federal systems
• Experience with Kubernetes in cloud environments
• Background in Math/Physics, AI/ML, or Orbital Mechanics
• Experience operating in a high-availability or mission-critical environment

Benefits

• Flexible remote/hybrid opportunities
• Unlimited paid time off for most roles
• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage

Before you apply

• Must hold an active TS/SCI clearance for periodic SCIF access
• Must be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State to conform to ITAR
• Applicants must provide truthful, accurate, and complete information regarding security clearance status

About the company

LeoLabs builds a living map of activity in space using a proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform. They provide Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for space operators and defense organizations.