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BlackSky is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to develop autonomous software that controls and monitors its satellite constellation, ensuring satellites are safe, responsive, and efficient with minimal human intervention.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.

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.

Other

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• A minimum of five years of professional software development experience.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a cross-functional team environment.
• This position requires U.S. citizenship.
• While the locations listed in the job posting are ideal, we would love candidates near either our Herndon, VA or Seattle, WA offices. We may also consider remote candidates in certain states.