BlackSky is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, and support back-end service features for their satellite imagery ordering, processing, and delivery orchestration. This role aims to enhance the functionality and scalability of their core intelligence platform.
Requirements
- Fluency in Java and are comfortable learning/using other languages when necessary.
- Proficiency designing, implementing, and using REST APIs.
- Familiarity with common database technologies (SQL and NoSQL).
- Experience working in a cloud environment like AWS, GCE, or MS Azure.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
- Python Experience.
Responsibilities
- Independently design and implement new features and updates for the components making up BlackSky’s core imagery ordering, processing, and delivery orchestration services.
- Take an active role in testing, debugging, and documenting implemented software functionality.
- Participate in and provide insightful feedback during design sessions and regular team status. meetings to help identify issues before they make it through development to production.
- Analyze and provide input on designs with an eye towards creating scalable, maintainable, and performant software solutions.
- Assist with operational tasks to ensure stability in production environments.
- Proactively identify problems with requirements (lack of clarity, inconsistencies, technical limitations) and communicates these issues early.
- Migrate existing services to Kubernetes.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a software engineer developing production software.
- The program this role supports requires being a US-born citizen.
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
