Senior Backend Engineer – Satellite Fleet (Hybrid, Espoo)

ICEYE; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 61,380 - 83,700; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE is looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer in Espoo, Finland. This role offers the chance to impact global intelligence through the engineering of production-grade systems that control satellites. You will design, develop, and optimize backend services for satellite fleet operations. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in backend systems along with strong Python or Go programming skills. Base salary ranges from €5,500 to €7,500 per month based on experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and running production backend systems.
• Strong focus on operability alongside implementation (monitoring, alerting, debugging).
• Proven experience with distributed systems at scale (latency, throughput, failure modes).
• Proficiency in writing clean, maintainable code in Python, Go, or similar.
• Active use of AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity.
• Hands-on experience with modern infrastructure (containers, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code).
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex, constraint-heavy problems.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate scalable backend services for satellite fleet planning.
• Build production-grade distributed systems with strong reliability and observability practices.
• Own services end-to-end: design → deploy → monitor → improve.
• Work closely with engineers across ground systems, satellite ops, and external integrations.
• Improve system performance, fault tolerance, and operational visibility.

Skills

Production backend systems experience

Operability focus

Distributed systems proficiency

Python or Go coding skills

AI-assisted development tools usage

Modern infrastructure experience

Problem-solving capability

Tools

Containers

CI/CD

Infrastructure-as-code

Job description

ICEYE is looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer in Espoo, Finland. This role offers the chance to impact global intelligence through the engineering of production-grade systems that control satellites. You will design, develop, and optimize backend services for satellite fleet operations. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in backend systems along with strong Python or Go programming skills. Base salary ranges from €5,500 to €7,500 per month based on experience.