Spire Global, founded in 2012, is a leading provider of space-based data and analytics. The company's cutting-edge technology leverages a constellation of nanosatellites to gather unique insights and deliver valuable information to industries such as maritime, weather forecasting, and aviation. Spire Global's innovative approach to data collection is revolutionizing how businesses make decisions and optimize their operations.

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Spire Global is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Satellite Developer Experience (SatDevEx) team to create and expand a software build, test, and deployment framework befitting one of the world’s largest and most dynamic satellite constellations. 
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About SatDevEx:
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The SatDevEx team build and maintain the tools and infrastructure that make satellite software development at Spire faster, safer, and more enjoyable. Our products benefit our fellow engineers while unlocking considerable potential in support of wider company initiatives and customer projects.
 
What You’ll Work On:  
<ul>
<li>You’ll collaborate with a highly skilled, multidisciplinary engineering organization to: </li>
<li>Design and maintain advanced testing frameworks—supporting both virtual and bare-metal hardware environments—for internal teams and external customers. </li>
<li>Build and enhance an automated software update pipeline for satellites in orbit. </li>
<li>Identify and eliminate friction points in the satellite software development lifecycle with smart, user-friendly tools and workflows. </li>
<li>Architect and implement the next-generation satellite software framework to support highly resilient and high-performance space systems. </li>
</ul>
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Why This Role Is Exciting: 
<ul>
<li>Broad Impact: Your work will support dozens of developers across Spire, directly improving satellite software quality and delivery speed. </li>
<li>Technical Breadth and Depth: From embedded systems to GitOps pipelines, you’ll be exposed to a wide technical spectrum.</li>
<li>Team Autonomy: You’ll be part of a small, self-directed team with the resources and support of a 150+ person engineering organization. </li>
<li>Culture of Automation: We embrace CI/CD, extensive test coverage, and a GitOps-based delivery model, freeing you to focus on solving meaningful problems.</li>
</ul>
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What We’re Looking For: 
<ul>
<li>Experience and interest in building infrastructure or tools that support developer productivity. </li>
<li>Strong coding skills and familiarity with testing and observation strategies. </li>
<li>Passion for automation, reliability, scalability, and elegant tooling. </li>
<li>Comfort navigating complex systems, quickly learning and navigating new arenas of code, and collaborating across functions (e.g., software researchers, embedded developers, satellite operators). </li>
<li>Willingness to provide emergency operational support, fix bugs and maintain existing code. </li>
</ul>
Desired Skills/Experience: 
<ul>
<li>4+ years of working experience in software engineering </li>
<li>Computer science degree or equivalent work experience; experience in the full lifecycle of a software.</li>
<li>Software programming experience and proficiency in at least one of: Rust, Python</li>
<li>Proficiency in Linux/Unix, Git, Docker and Shell Scripting </li>
<li>Familiarity with PaaS, IaC, Cloud and CI tools. Examples include AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Github Actions, PostgreSQL, Hashicorp Vault, Grafana, Databricks.&nbsp; </li>
</ul>
Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three business days per week in the office.
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. #LI-MK1<div class="content-conclusion"> Global Perks
🛰️ 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 &amp; beverages in every office
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About Spire
We&nbsp;improve life on Earth with data from space.
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. 
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 Spire is Global and our success draws upon the diverse viewpoints, skills and experiences of our employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.
To help maintain a safe and secure workplace for Spire employees, all candidates who receive a conditional offer will be required to complete a background check. This may include criminal history and employment verification.
Please take a moment to review <a href="https://spire.com/global-data-privacy-notice/">Spire's Global Data Privacy Notice for Employees, Contractors, Candidates and Visitors</a>, as well as&nbsp;<a href="https://spire.com/privacy-policy/">Spire's Privacy Policy.</a> 
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 Kindly be advised that communication regarding your application may come from @spire.com, @recruiting.spire.com, or from Candidate.fyi (our scheduling tool). </div>

Software Engineer

The Role&nbsp; 
Planning and scheduling tasks across our complex nanosatellite constellation and ground station network is critical to Spire’s business success. These tasks include radio communication between space and ground as well as orbital maneuvers&nbsp;to hold positional goals, including converging on and holding multi-satellite formations.&nbsp;
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We are seeking a skilled Mathematical Software Engineer to help enhance our ground-based systems responsible for that critical scheduling capability. As that engineer, you will contribute to the development of our intelligent automated systems for planning the operations over the upcoming hours and days. You will design, build and deploy new features of our scheduling systems to make them more capable and resilient.&nbsp;
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What you’ll do as a Mathematical Software Engineer:&nbsp; 
<ul>
<li>Develop new scheduling capabilities such new types of orbital maneuver planning, or ground-system contact scheduling strategies.</li>
<li>Iterate on features based on stakeholder feedback and evolving requirements from the business.</li>
<li>Build and refine observability dashboards and alerts.</li>
<li>Support live operations of constellation scheduling software.</li>
<li>Improve the team's development environment and processes.</li>
<li>Investigate and mitigate issues that arise in production systems.</li>
</ul>
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Key Skills: 
<ul>
<li>Strong mathematics or modelling systems skills</li>
<li>Proven ability to write robust software applications</li>
<li>Comfort working in a dynamic environment while delivering on evolving requirements</li>
<li>Solid understanding of software practices such as version control, testing, debugging and build systems.</li>
<li>Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics or similar discipline</li>
</ul>
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Preferred Qualifications/Experience: 
<ul>
<li>Programming in Rust (our primary language) or other compiled languages</li>
<li>Combinatorial optimization and/or mixed integer programming</li>
<li>Orbital mechanics and manoeuvre planning</li>
<li>Experience in the space industry</li>
<li>Cloud / containerization technologies such as AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, microservices.</li>
</ul>
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Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office. 
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. #LI-MK1<div class="content-conclusion"> Global Perks
🛰️ 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 &amp; beverages in every office
&nbsp;
About Spire
We&nbsp;improve life on Earth with data from space.
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. 
<hr>
 Spire is Global and our success draws upon the diverse viewpoints, skills and experiences of our employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.
To help maintain a safe and secure workplace for Spire employees, all candidates who receive a conditional offer will be required to complete a background check. This may include criminal history and employment verification.
Please take a moment to review <a href="https://spire.com/global-data-privacy-notice/">Spire's Global Data Privacy Notice for Employees, Contractors, Candidates and Visitors</a>, as well as&nbsp;<a href="https://spire.com/privacy-policy/">Spire's Privacy Policy.</a> 
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 Kindly be advised that communication regarding your application may come from @spire.com, @recruiting.spire.com, or from Candidate.fyi (our scheduling tool). </div>

Mathematical Software Engineer

The Role:&nbsp;
 Due to team growth, we are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our Sat OS team, which develops the high-level operating system and file transfer layer 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 and ground-based data transfer capabilities. Ideal candidates will embrace the commercialization of nanosatellite systems and adapt to low-cost, fast-paced systems design, development, and implementation methodologies that set Spire apart from our competition. In this fast-paced environment, the design to launch cycle is measured in weeks and months, not years! 
What You’ll Do as a Sat OS Software Engineer: 
<ul>
<li>Develop and enhance satellite-side applications with a focus on file transfer to and from the satellite and its payloads</li>
<li>Contribute to the design and implementation of the next generation of Spire’s File Transfer architecture (Rust)</li>
<li>Ensure that Spire’s file transfer services meet internal and mission-driven security standards</li>
<li>Enhance observability and fault-tolerance of Spire’s file transfer services</li>
<li>Take responsibility for the performance of critical file transfer services that contribute to the movement of data to and from Spire’s entire fleet of nanosatellites</li>
<li>Contribute to the design and implementation of highly available, fault-tolerant systems to meet the demands of new customer missions</li>
<li>Perform ground-based testing and in-orbit verification of new software services</li>
<li>Coordinate closely with Spire’s communications team, systems engineering, product owners, and internal customers to ensure alignment and optimal integration with interfacing hardware and software services</li>
<li>Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for APIs and system architectures</li>
<li>Implement observability solutions for space and ground-based services to provide a clear and actionable view of service performance </li>
</ul>
Basic Skills/Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>5+ years’ experience in professional software development</li>
<li>Proven experience in production-grade software development using at least one compiled language</li>
<li>Proficiency in Python or equivalent high-level language</li>
<li>Knowledge of Linux-based development</li>
<li>Excellent documentation, collaboration, and communication skills</li>
<li>Systems-level thinking (distributed, scalable, highly available) with an appetite for creating and adapting applications</li>
<li>Hands-on experience with Cloud Computing Platforms (AWS), IaC and modern CI/CD pipelines</li>
<li>Knowledge of version control systems </li>
</ul>
Preferred Skills/Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Proficiency in Python and Rust</li>
<li>Experience working under regulatory frameworks such as NIST and FAR</li>
<li>Familiarity with cybersecurity principles and platforms such as Wiz</li>
<li>Experience with operating a live, highly available critical system at scale</li>
<li>Experience writing applications between L3 and L7 networking layers and familiarity with L2/L3 protocols</li>
<li>Experience with modern AI development tooling</li>
<li>Proficiency in scripting languages like Bash </li>
</ul>
This role is primarily backend and platform focused. We are generally looking for engineers with stronger backend and systems experience rather than heavily frontend-focused backgrounds. 
Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office. 
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. #LI-MK1<div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description">The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Final base salary for this role will be based on the location, skills, experience and qualifications. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for commissions and annual equity awards. This role is also eligible for 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 Spire’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </div><div class="title">Base Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range">$130,000&mdash;$171,000 USD</div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"> Global Perks
🛰️ 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 &amp; beverages in every office
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About Spire
We&nbsp;improve life on Earth with data from space.
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. 
<hr>
 Spire is Global and our success draws upon the diverse viewpoints, skills and experiences of our employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.
To help maintain a safe and secure workplace for Spire employees, all candidates who receive a conditional offer will be required to complete a background check. This may include criminal history and employment verification.
Please take a moment to review <a href="https://spire.com/global-data-privacy-notice/">Spire's Global Data Privacy Notice for Employees, Contractors, Candidates and Visitors</a>, as well as&nbsp;<a href="https://spire.com/privacy-policy/">Spire's Privacy Policy.</a> 
<hr>
 Kindly be advised that communication regarding your application may come from @spire.com, @recruiting.spire.com, or from Candidate.fyi (our scheduling tool). </div>

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