Senior Software Engineer

Umbra • Reston, VA

34d • $145,000 - $175,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to be a key front-end and back-end contributor to our public-facing software application and API services. The individual filling this position will collaborate with product owners and other engineering teams to analyze, develop, and maintain the software that allows our clients to task and receive our SAR data products.
Our aim is to hire this position to work in either our Santa Barbara/Goleta, CA office, Arlington, VA office, or Reston, VA office (coming soon).

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience developing highly available web services with server-side scripting languages, preferably Python.
• 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and testing intuitive and well-documented commercial RESTful APIs and commercial web applications, preferably in NodeJS and React.
• Knowledge of basic Cybersecurity principles and application of relevant security measures in everyday work.
• 2+ years of professional experience developing automated build and test pipelines in a CI/CD lifecycle.
• Demonstrated foundational understanding of software architecture, event-driven microservices, interface design, and automated testing patterns.
• Experience with database-backed applications and relational database concepts, preferably Postgres.
• Working knowledge of version control (such as Git) cloud infrastructure and security (AWS preferred), IAC (such as OpenTofu/Terraform), containers (Kubernetes/Docker preferred), and CI/CD.
• One or more of the Desired Qualifications.

Nice To Haves

• 8+ years of professional experience developing highly available web services with server-side scripting languages, preferably Python.
• Experience building and supporting software that provides services directly to customers.
• A fundamental understanding of UI/UX design principles.
• Experience working in the space industry.
• Experience building custom GIS applications, STAC, or other imagery catalog APIs.
• Good communication skills, ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, and willingness to learn new skills and technology.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and maintain applications that allow for self-service of SAR data imagery request feasibility, scheduling, and product delivery. This includes both a public web site and a public API.
• Provide key software architecture expertise to cross-functional engineering and product teams.
• Provide ongoing leadership and mentoring for other team members, including code reviews, technical coaching, goal setting, and progress tracking.
• Maintain a customer-centric focus (and a high level of client satisfaction) through consistent and high quality feature delivery.
• Participate in after hours on-call rotation schedule in response to emergency paging.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off, Sick, Family & Medical Leave
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD, STD (employer funded)
• Vol Life, Critical Illness, Accidental, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance (employee funded)
• 401k with 3% non-elective company contribution
• Stock Options
• Free Parking
• Free lunch in office daily

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior