Job Description
The role involves developing and maintaining high-performance data processing pipelines for satellite imagery, ensuring data quality and low latency to support Earth observation applications. The position requires collaboration across teams to optimize image processing systems and improve data products for diverse global customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and improve the quality and latency of high-resolution data products and pipeline processes.
- Collaborate across teams to optimize image algorithm implementation in a Python Linux-based environment.
- Monitor data quality metrics to ensure scientific fidelity of imagery data.
- Troubleshoot data quality issues and implement software fixes.
- Participate in on-call rotation to maintain operational excellence of data pipelines.
- Build and optimize low-latency algorithms for satellite imagery processing systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering or similar.
- At least 2 years of relevant experience in software engineering.
- Experience with sound software engineering practices, e.g., testing, CI/CD, GitOps, Jenkins, object-oriented programming.
- Experience building production-grade services with modern Python.
- Experience with Ray or other Python-based distributed computing frameworks such as Dask, Flink, and PySpark.
- Exposure to containerization technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.
- Experience building low latency data processing chains.
- Ability to collaborate with team members and conduct code and test reviews.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering Management, and engineering teams on system design and roadmapping for scalable and robust solutions.
- Experience working with Jira task management and progress tracking.
- This position requires access to export-controlled information, and employment or hiring of a contractor is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Benefits & Perks
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
Equity
Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
Paid Time Off for Volunteering
Discretionary short-term and long-term incentives bonus and equity
Salary Range (107,500 - 142,700 USD depending on location and experience)
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