Software Engineer - RFGL Systems
About The Position
Spire Global is hiring a Software Engineer to join their US-focused RFGL (Radio Frequency Geolocation) and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) product team. This role focuses on the operational aspects of deploying and maintaining production RFGL/SIGINT software systems on AWS, managing data pipelines and integrations, building monitoring tools and automation, supporting satellite tasking workflows, and troubleshooting issues across various system components. The position is designed for an early-to-mid-career individual who thrives in production environments and wants to contribute to mission-critical space systems. ITAR restrictions apply, and the role involves direct supervision and mentorship from a senior software engineer.
Requirements
- 2–5 years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent academic + internship/project work for strong early-career candidates)
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch, IAM, or similar services)
- Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, data processing, and backend tooling
- Solid Linux fundamentals (administration, bash scripting, system troubleshooting)
- Experience building or maintaining production systems with a focus on reliability, monitoring, and operational excellence
- Strong communication skills and comfort working collaboratively in a small team under senior guidance
Nice To Haves
- Security background or experience implementing secure engineering practices, compliance controls, or working in regulated/government environments
- Background with big data systems, pipelines, or tools (e.g., Spark, Kafka, Databricks, S3-based data lakes)
- Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, etc.)
- Prior exposure to space, aerospace, satellite operations, ground stations, or related domains
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, etc.), or observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
- Any experience reading/debugging C++ or embedded systems code (helpful for payload/ground system work)
Responsibilities
- Deploy, maintain, and monitor RFGL and SIGINT software products in AWS production environments, ensuring high availability and performance for real customers
- Build and improve data handling pipelines, integrations with Spire internal systems, and customer-facing data delivery platforms
- Develop tooling and automation for production monitoring, alerting, logging, and operational observability
- Support satellite tasking operations and command workflows that enable RF geolocation missions
- Investigate and resolve bugs, performance issues, or enhancement needs in satellite payload software, ground systems, and related infrastructure
- Collaborate closely with the senior software engineer, RF domain experts, and cross-functional teams to implement incremental improvements that directly enhance RFGL product reliability and capability
- Contribute to infrastructure automation, CI/CD processes, and secure deployment practices in a regulated environment
Benefits
- vacation, sick, and personal time off
- optional medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
- a 401(K) plan
- health and wellness reimbursement program
- participation in Spire’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)
- Launch Attendance
- Generous Time Off Policy
- Education Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Family Leave
- Fitness Reimbursement
- Employee Referral Program
- Healthy snacks & beverages in every office
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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