Mission Operations Software Engineer - Space Weather

Tomorrow.io; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Unlimited PTO

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Tomorrow.io’s Space & Sensors team is building a next-generation weather constellation. You will develop mission-critical software to launch, deploy, and operate a fleet of scientific instruments in space, interfacing ground systems and spacecraft for real-time forecasting.

The role requires 4+ years in production software, a BS in CS or AE, and strong Python, distributed systems, and REST API skills. Collaboration with DevOps, scientists, and operators is essential to mission success.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building production software.
• B.S. in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• Experience developing fault-tolerant, production-quality software.
• Understanding of distributed systems architecture.
• Intermediate/Advanced knowledge of Python (2+ years).
• Experience with AI-assisted development for planning, code generation and debugging.
• REST API design, implementation and frameworks (aiohttp, Flask, etc.).
• Data modeling (Data Classes, Type Hinting).
• Databases and Python interfaces, with an emphasis on MongoDB and InfluxDB.
• Intermediate knowledge of SQL, NoSQL, and/or time series databases.
• Communication protocols (namedtuple, struct, socket).
• Quality assurance (pytest, mocker, PEP 8).
• Web applications: TypeScript, React, HTML, CSS.
• Platforms/Infrastructure: AWS, Terraform.
• Intermediate knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Develop the tools mission operators and climate scientists need to achieve mission success.
• Support payload operators and scientists in achieving mission success.
• Contribute to the definition of interfaces between various components (ground system to spacecraft, spacecraft bus to payload).
• Work with DevOps and IT teams on environments, deployment strategies, and security measures.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems

REST API design

AI-assisted development

Code debugging

Data modeling

B.S. in Computer Science or Aerospace

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

MongoDB

InfluxDB

Docker

Kubernetes

aiohttp/Flask

AWS

Job description

Tomorrow.io’s Space & Sensors team is building a next-generation weather constellation. You will develop mission-critical software to launch, deploy, and operate a fleet of scientific instruments in space, interfacing ground systems and spacecraft for real-time forecasting.

The role requires 4+ years in production software, a BS in CS or AE, and strong Python, distributed systems, and REST API skills. Collaboration with DevOps, scientists, and operators is essential to mission success.