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Senior Software Engineer

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leolabsEdison (NJ)

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$194,700 per year

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Job Description: Why LeoLabs? At LeoLabs, we're building the living map of activity in space. Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO). Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions. We're not just building technology, we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, LeoLabs is a trusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations. If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here. LeoLabs is seeking aSenior Radar Software Engineerto develop, integrate, and optimize software systems supporting advanced radar operations and space domain awareness missions. This role will work closely with radar systems engineers, signal processing engineers, data scientists, and software developers to deliver high-performance radar capabilities that support mission-critical customer requirements. The ideal candidate has experience developing software for radar, sensor, defense, aerospace, or real-time data processing systems and enjoys solving complex technical challenges in a fast-paced environment.
The Opportunity:
  • LeoLabsisseekinga highly experienced and technically driven
  • SeniorSoftware Engineerto join our cross-functional
  • Cloud Softwareteam.in thisrole, you will contribute toa collaborative, high-impact group of engineers building the software that powers real-time decisions for protecting and managing satellites and other objects in low-earth orbit.
  • As a Senior
  • SoftwareEngineer onourteam, you willdesign and deliver mission-critical softwareandbe akey contributorin ensuring that our system meets our customers' needs. You willdevelop software formultiple systems, helpingthe teamtodeliverreliable, secure, and high-performance solutions.
  • TheCloud Software team has responsibility for a wide variety oftechnical domains, includingsoftwarefor: Maintaining orbits and tracking custody on every object in Low-Earth Orbit
  • Providinghigh-level insights and analytics for our customers
  • Leveraging large volume data pipelines for custom AI/ML model training
  • Orchestrating and schedule tasking for our global radar network
Exposing UIs and APIswith strict uptime SLAs for data delivery and visualization Wepartnerclosely with radarandproduct teamsto build cohesive, powerful platform capabilities. *This is a remote position requiring onsite travel approximately once per month, typically for up to one week at a time. The preferred location is the San Francisco Bay Area or Denver, CO area, and candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance for periodic SCIF access.
Responsibilities: Leverage LeoLabs' leading dual-use systems to support critical space missions. Develop full-stack software forkey software initiatives, particularly forDOD/IC contracts Participate in stakeholder discussionsand translatecustomer needs into engineering requirements Ensure reliability, observability, security, and performance across production systems Own criticalportions of our systemsthrough the full development lifecycle, including operation, monitoring, and on-call support Make use of generative AI toraise the bar on the quality and security of our software Required
Qualifications:
  • Active US TS/SCI clearanceand experience delivering on mission for DOD/IC customersB.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, withsignificant timebuilding cloud-based systems at scale
  • Demonstratedexperiencebuilding, deploying, andoperatingdistributed backend services
  • Experience and enthusiasm with using generative AI for software development
  • Proficiencyin 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
  • Expertisewith relational databases (Postgres/MySQL) and message brokers (Kafka, SQS, or similar)
  • Experience withobservabilityandCI/CD practices
  • Experiencewith relational databases (Postgres/MySQL) and message brokers (Kafka, SQS, or similar)
  • Strongcommunicationskills, with the ability towork with stakeholders across teams
  • Willingness toparticipatein on-call rotations for critical systems Preferred Qualifications: Experience building production frontend applications with TypeScript, JavaScript, or comparable modern web technologies
  • Experience deploying into US federal systems
  • Experiencewith Kubernetesin cloud environments
  • Background in Math/Physics, AI/ML, or Orbital Mechanics
  • Experienceoperatingin a high-availability or mission-critical environment What Success Looks Like: Within 1 month, you'll: Complete onboarding and gain deep context onLeoLabs' mission and architecture
  • Review keysoftwaresystems and operational practices
  • Be introduced to our US Federal contract work strategy and how your work contributes to its success
  • Contribute initial improvements or fixes thatdemonstrateyour technical approach and engineering standards Within 3 months, you'll: Contribute toconstructive design reviews and actively support teammates
  • Own medium-sizedsoftwarefeatures end-to-end with minimal guidance
  • Deliver key software features towards the execution of our US Federal contracts Within 6 months, you'll: Participate in key requirements discussions forcomplex features
  • Take ownership of major services or system components
  • Deliver majorsoftware features for key revenue-generating projects Within 12 months, you'll: Influence strategic technical direction for
  • Cloud Software team
  • Help blaze the trail for our growing sensororchestration and integration software products
  • Be a trustworthyteam memberas our US Federal contract workexpands Compensation
The base salary range for this position is up to $194,700 + bonus + stock options + benefits Compensation Note: The salary range for this position is benchmarked based on the designated primary work location for the role. Final compensation may vary depending on the selected candidate's work location, applicable market data, experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Perksand BenefitsGlobalworkforce:flexibleremote/hybridopportunities Workoncomplex, meaningfulmissionswithreal-worldimpact UnlimitedpaidtimeoffformostrolesCompetitivesalaryandequitypackagesComprehensivehealth, dental, andvisioncoverage AccesstotheforefrontofcommercialspaceoperationsanddefenseinnovationITAR Requirements 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. More information regarding ITAR can be found at DDTC's website. Vendor Notification LeoLabs does not engage external staffing agencies or third-party recruiting firms for this role. Unsolicited candidate submissions will not be considered. We are committed to maintaining a respectful and inclusive workplace where employees are valued for their skills, experience, and contributions. We are an equal opportunity employer and make employment decisions based on qualifications, skills, experience, and business needs, consistent with applicable law.

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