Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. LeoLabs builds radar-powered intelligence and AI-enabled analytics for space domain awareness, space traffic management, and satellite operations. The Senior Radar Software Engineer will develop, integrate, and optimize mission-critical cloud and radar software, including distributed backend services, data pipelines, APIs, and systems supporting real-time space operations and U.S. federal missions.
Responsibilities
- 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, including operation, monitoring, and on-call support
- Make use of generative AI to raise the bar on the quality and security of our software
Skills
- Active US TS/SCI clearance and 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, with 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
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to work with stakeholders across teams
- Willingness to participate in on-call rotations for critical systems
- Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance for periodic SCIF access
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
- 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
- Bonus
- Stock options
- Flexible remote/hybrid opportunities
- Equity packages
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Access to the forefront of commercial space operations and defense innovation
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