ICEYE is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to plan ground station passes for its satellite fleet. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience in designing and operating scalable services with database connections and RESTful APIs. The role involves interfacing with ground station services, calculating configuration for each satellite pass, and maintaining the status of each pass.
Key Highlights
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Job Description
Who are we?
ICEYE is the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for Earth Observation, persistent monitoring, and natural catastrophe solutions; owning and operating the world's largest SAR constellation. ICEYE is headquartered in Finland and operates from five international locations with more than 800 employees from nearly 60 countries, inspired by the shared vision of improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.
The Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our team responsible for planning the ground station passes of our satellite fleet. This encompasses interfacing with ground station services, calculating configuration for each satellite pass and maintaining the status of each pass. Passes are calculated based on physical modeling of the radios path, so understanding the propagation of radio waves, and modulations will help you get going faster.
The successful candidate will possess hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and operating scalable services with database connections and RESTful APIs in production environments. We are searching for an individual with technical expertise implementing high-volume and low-latency systems. Success is measured by outcomes, and we value individuals who are focused and driven to achieve those outcomes.
Our technology stack comprises Python and Go, running on both AWS cloud and on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure. We utilize Postgres and MongoDB as our data stores.
Required qualifications
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar field
- 5+ years of software engineering work experience
- Pragmatic software engineering skills in Python, Go or a similar language
- Proven track record of building and operating high-performance distributed systems
- Experience in modeling and implementing data structures and RESTful APIs
- Problem-solving skills and ability to identify, research and resolve new problems, including those involving new technologies
- Keen interest and pragmatic experience in using AI/LLM tools assisting software development
- Ability and willingness to learn new skills in a fast-paced environment
- Strong team-working and communication skills in English
- Technical mentorship - you are an example to other engineers and set a high standard for software quality, delivery and team collaboration
What will be an advantage
- Understanding of RF propagation and radio communications
- Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and GitOps workflows
What do we offer?
- A job that matters in a dynamic Earth Observation environment with a scale-up approach
- An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
- Occupational healthcare, occupational and private insurance
- A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, bike benefit, wellness, lunch, etc.)
- Phone subscription with iPhone of choice
- Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support)
- Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
- Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enable you to focus
- A wide variety of the best coffee, tea, snacks, and sweets to accompany your daily space mission
- Base salary range for this position is 6000-8000 € per month (gross) in Finland, contingent on your experience level, and will be negotiated individually.
Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com