Senior Software Engineer - Software Applications

Hawkeye360 • Herndon, VA

74d • $140,000 - $170,000

About The Position

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Software Applications (Apps) team, you will help architect, build, and maintain critical backend systems that support HawkEye 360's mission. You will design and implement scalable solutions for real-time satellite scheduling algorithms, customer management systems, and data delivery platforms. This is a high-impact role where your contributions will directly affect our operational efficiency and customer success.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in backend development, with strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot.
• Proven experience building scalable RESTful APIs and backend systems.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with workflow orchestration technologies like Airflow or Argo Workflows.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), caching (e.g., Redis), and message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving skills, especially in algorithm-heavy or data-intensive applications.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and take ownership of complex problems.

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years experience with Spring Boot.
• Experience with Spring Cloud dependencies.
• Experience with Spring Security.
• Experience with open-source constraint optimization or planning frameworks.
• Hands on experience with Gradle, Java 21, and Gitlab Pipelines.
• Familiarity with AWS with a basic understanding of EC2, RDS, EKS, EBS, EFS.
• An understanding of Virtualization versus Containerization with hands on experience with KVM, Virtual Box, Docker, Kubernetes, ISTIO.
• Experience with distributed architecture, cluster concepts, message brokers, information storage and retrieval.
• Polyglot programming and framework skills (Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, C, Spring, Spring Boot, OCI, K8S).
• Experience in scheduling, optimization algorithms, or working with satellite/remote sensing data.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services using Spring Boot and related technologies.
• Develop advanced constellation scheduling algorithms that optimize for HawkEye 360's unique RF collection needs.
• Design and implement scheduling workflows to facilitate real-time satellite tasking and data downlink.
• Collaborate closely with Ground Systems, Command & Control engineers, and stakeholders.
• Build robust systems for customer data management and automated data delivery workflows.
• Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and satellite operations engineers to develop tailored solutions.
• Write clean, testable, and efficient code following best practices in software engineering.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, and performance through continuous optimization.
• Mentor junior developers and conduct code reviews to maintain a high standard of quality.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and help shape the team's development processes.
• Monitor software deployments and respond to outages or feedback.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary plus annual performance bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Telecommunications
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees