Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer

Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer

About Ursa Space Systems

Ursa Space Systems is building an AI-native geospatial insights platform that guides the acquisition, analysis, and integration of satellite and geospatial data into customer workflows, giving decision makers an edge. Leveraging hundreds of data sources, AI agents, and proprietary analytics, Ursa Space provides fast, actionable information to a range of industries, including finance, energy, and defense. Our customers receive contextual, comprehensive reporting that goes beyond surface-level observations.

Job Summary

Ursa Space is looking for skilled software engineers to join our growing team! We are building ground-breaking solutions to deliver global economic intelligence to organizations around the world. There is a lot of cross-pollination here at Ursa Space. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly-skilled developers, working on a variety of projects. The ideal candidate will bring experience in developing and deploying data-driven web service technologies in support of both internal systems and customer-facing applications.

This position will report to the Director of Software Engineering. This position is fully remote, or optionally in-person at our headquarters in Ithaca, NY. This position may have on-call responsibilities. 

Responsibilities

• Contribute to an agile development team building high-performance services, APIs, and UIs to support production and distribution of the Ursa Space product line
• Develop and implement robust data management strategies for large-scale spaceborne datasets, ensuring efficient storage, retrieval, and maintenance of metadata
• Develop and enhance data processing pipelines, enabling efficient ingestion, transformation, and distribution of geospatial data
• Support design and development of production geospatial intelligence algorithms and generate robust and efficient software implementations to run within a containerized software platform space
• Contribute to User Experience (UX) design, including mockups and marketing material
• Work with the Software Team to plan, groom, estimate, implement, and test features in an iterative manner
• Design and implement efficient, modular, well-documented and well-tested code
• Stay up-to-date with new software development technologies and tools
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews, digesting and incorporating constructive criticism
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Requirements

• B.S. in Computer Science, or other engineering discipline in which software development is a focus
• 10+ years of industry experience in a software development role
• Comfort and experience using AI-assisted tools for rapid development and testing
• Experience in Javascript, Python, and CSS
• In Javascript, familiarity with the following frameworks: React, Vite, Material UI, Redux, Redux RTK Query 
• Familiarity with AWS S3 (e.g. Lambda, Step functions, and RDS), Linux environments, and EC2 instance development
• Experience with software organizational tools and frameworks (e.g. Git, Docker, Anaconda, virtual environments, etc.)
• Experience with microservice-based architectures and related design principles
• Experience with both frontend and backend development, including UI design
• Organized and self motivated, able to successfully work with a remote team
• A creative, intuitive, and flexible mindset to approach complex problems and build innovative solutions.
• A fast, reliable internet connection if you are working remotely is a must

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Java, Maven, and Terraform
• RESTful services, frameworks (e.g., Dropwizard), APIs
• NoSQL and/or SQL databases (Mongo, MySQL, Postgres)
• In Python, familiarity with the following frameworks: Fast API, uv, pixi or conda, Pandas/Polars
• Experience in GIS tools and libraries
• SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) understanding and experience
• Prior experience deploying image and signal processing algorithms for various sensing modalities, including SAR, electro-optical imagery, RF, or others
• Experience with federated architectures (search, logistics, e-Commerce) 
• Experience with customer-facing software products  

Location

• Hybrid or Remote. Required attendance at mandatory Ursa Space meetings at Headquarters in Ithaca, NY when necessary (typically 2–3 times per year).

Compensation

• $140,000 - $170,000, relative to skills and experience

Please note: applications without a relevant cover letter will not be considered. In your cover letter, we would like to hear your personal voice and learn about your sincere interest in Ursa Space Systems.