Senior Software Engineer at leolabsinc in Washington DC Metro Area

Job description

• LeoLabs is seeking a highly experienced and technically driven Senior Software Engineer to join our cross-functional Cloud Software team. in this role, you will contribute to a 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 Software Engineer on our team, you will design and deliver mission-critical software and be a key contributor in ensuring that our system meets our customers’ needs. You will develop software for multiple systems, helping the team to deliver reliable, secure, and high-performance solutions.
• The Cloud Software team has responsibility for a wide variety of technical domains, including software for:
• Maintaining orbits and tracking custody on every object in Low-Earth Orbit
• Providing high-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 APIs with strict uptime SLAs for data delivery and visualization
• We partner closely with radar and product teams to 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 Washington DC Metro 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 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

Requirements

• 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
• Experience with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL) and message brokers (Kafka, SQS, or similar)
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work with stakeholders across teams
• Willingness to participate in on-call rotations for critical systems
• 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

Skills

Required

• Active US TS/SCI clearance
• Python, Go, or similar language
• Cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Containerized deployments
• Relational databases (Postgres/MySQL)
• Message brokers (Kafka, SQS, or similar)
• Observability and CI/CD practices
• Generative AI for software development
• Distributed backend services
• On-call rotations

Preferred

• Kubernetes

Benefits

• Global workforce: flexible remote/hybrid opportunities
• Work on complex, meaningful missions with real-world impact
• Unlimited paid time off for most roles
• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Access to the forefront of commercial space operations and defense innovation
• The base salary range for this position is up to $185,900 + 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.