Geospatial Software Engineer (f/m/x)

LiveEO GmbH; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Hybrid work model

Career development

No overtime culture

Collaborative learning environment

Office in central Berlin (Kreuzberg)

Stock option program

Urban Sports membership

BVG subsidy

Corporate pension

Job summary

LiveEO is seeking an experienced data acquisition expert to secure satellite imagery for infrastructure monitoring. You will work with providers and internal teams to plan, acquire, and optimize data access for customers, building tools and dashboards to support scalable campaigns.

Your profile includes hands-on EO data experience, strong Python geospatial skills, and fluency in English and German. A hybrid work model in Berlin is offered with collaboration across an international team.

Qualifications

• Degree in geoinformatics, remote sensing, geodesy, CS or related field.
• Hands-on experience with commercial Earth observation data and satellite tasking.
• Good understanding of EO satellite tasking and image products.
• Strong Python skills with geospatial libraries.
• Solid knowledge of geospatial formats and coordinate systems.
• Familiarity with STAC and API-based data access.
• Structured, detail-oriented approach.
• Strong communication with internal and external partners.
• Familiar with agentic coding.
• Business-fluent English and German.
• Experience with AWS Lambda and S3 is a plus.
• Background in SAR or elevation data products is a plus.
• Interest in infrastructure monitoring applications is a plus.
• Good understanding of multi-sensor acquisition planning is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and order commercial satellite imagery from optical, SAR, thermal and elevation providers.
• Develop data acquisition strategies balancing coverage, quality, cost and timeline.
• Design and coordinate large-scale tasking campaigns.
• Translate customer requirements into acquisition plans.
• Act as technical contact for satellite data providers and platform partners.
• Build tools and dashboards to support acquisition planning.
• Keep documentation on providers, data products and workflows up to date.
• Communicate with internal teams and external partners as a technical liaison.

Skills

Python programming

Geospatial libraries

EO data experience

STAC & API access

Communication skills

German language

AWS basics

Education

Geoinformatics degree

Tools

AWS (S3)

Lambda

Job description

Build the Market Leader in Satellite Analytics with us at LiveEO

You make sure LiveEO has the right Earth observation data to power our infrastructure monitoring solutions. You work closely with satellite data providers and with our internal teams to plan and secure the imagery we need, and you build the tools that make this work efficient. As the data acquisition expert in the room, you enable our sales and product teams to scope solutions for our customers. You will support our growth and shape our long-term data strategy and how we work with the space industry.

Your challenge

• Plan and order commercial satellite imagery from optical, SAR, thermal and elevation providers.

• Develop data acquisition strategies that balance coverage, quality, timeline and cost.

• Design and coordinate large-scale tasking campaigns.

• Translate customer and product requirements into feasible acquisition plans.

• Act as technical contact for satellite data providers and platform partners.

• Build tools and dashboards that support acquisition planning.

• Keep documentation on providers, data products and workflows up to date.

• Communicate with internal teams and external partners, acting as technical contact for satellite data providers and internal stakeholders.

Your profile

• Degree in geoinformatics, remote sensing, geodesy, computer science or a related field.

• Hands-on experience with commercial Earth observation data and satellite tasking.

• Good understanding of EO satellite tasking and image products.

• Strong Python skills, ideally with geospatial libraries.

• Solid knowledge of geospatial data formats and coordinate reference systems.

• Familiarity with STAC and API-based data access.

• Structured, detail-oriented way of working.

• Strong communication skills and comfort working with internal teams and external partners.

• Familiar with agentic coding.

• Business-fluent English and German.

• Experience with AWS services such as Lambda and S3 is a plus.

• Background in SAR or elevation data products is a plus.

• Interest in infrastructure monitoring applications is a plus.

• Good understanding of multi-sensor acquisition planning is a plus.

Your Benefits

• The opportunity to create a product that can improve business processes and lives across the globe.

• Flexible working hours and hybrid work model - we trust our employees to get their work done while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

• We empower employees to drive their own career development, take initiative and have the freedom to be creative and bold.

• Not an overtime culture - we take care that overtime is done only as a necessity and always offset with time off and rest.

• A collaborative and learning environment - frequent internal workshops, knowledge sharing sessions, journal clubs and hackathons.

• Office located in the centre of Berlin Kreuzberg with free fruit, nuts and drinks.

• Potential to participate in the employee stock option program.

• Urban Sports membership and BVG subsidy, corporate pension program.

• A diverse and vibrant international environment of 30+ different nationalities.