Satellite DevOps & Tooling Engineer

Spire; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Spire Global seeks a Software Engineer to join the Satellite Developer Experience (SatDevEx) team and build a robust software build, test, and deployment framework for our satellite constellation.

You’ll collaborate with a broad, multidisciplinary engineering group to design and maintain advanced testing frameworks, automate the update pipeline, and reduce friction in the software lifecycle while enabling high-performance space systems.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of working experience in software engineering.
• Computer science degree or equivalent work experience; experience in the full lifecycle of a software.
• Software programming experience and proficiency in at least one of: Rust, Python

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain advanced testing frameworks—supporting both virtual and bare-metal hardware environments for internal teams and external customers.
• Build and enhance an automated software update pipeline for satellites in orbit.
• Identify and eliminate friction points in the satellite software development lifecycle with smart, user-friendly tools and workflows.
• Architect and implement the next-generation satellite software framework to support highly resilient and high-performance space systems.

Skills

Software engineering

Automation

Problem solving

Collaboration

Education

Computer science degree or equivalent

Tools

Rust

Python

Linux/Unix

Git

Docker

Shell scripting

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

PostgreSQL

HashiCorp Vault

Grafana

Job description

Spire Global seeks a Software Engineer to join the Satellite Developer Experience (SatDevEx) team and build a robust software build, test, and deployment framework for our satellite constellation.

You’ll collaborate with a broad, multidisciplinary engineering group to design and maintain advanced testing frameworks, automate the update pipeline, and reduce friction in the software lifecycle while enabling high-performance space systems.