Ursa Space Systems

Role Description As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Ursa Space Systems, you will architect and operate the robust, secure, and highly scalable infrastructure that powers our satellite intelligence platform. This is a high-impact role where you will bridge software development and cloud operations to build resilient, auto-scaling environments capable of AI-assisted querying on massive geospatial datasets with high levels of concurrent system activity. - A key focus of this role is strengthening the scalability and security of our backend platform. - Evolving our infrastructure to support increasing concurrency, reliability, and operational efficiency at scale. - Designing systems that are secure by default, observable in real time, and resilient under production load. - Serving as a technical leader in defining the “paved roads” for CI/CD and infrastructure best practices. - Spanning cloud infrastructure, automation, observability, DevSecOps, and platform scalability, with a strong emphasis on AWS-based architectures and services. Qualifications - B.S. in Computer Science, or other engineering discipline in which software development is a focus. - Industry experience in a DevOps, SRE or software engineer role. - Strong experience with AWS Cloud stack like S3, ECS, CloudFront, EFS, API Gateway etc. - Experience using AI-assisted tools for rapid development and testing. - Expert knowledge of common software development tooling (Git, Docker, IDEs, linters, formatters, testing frameworks, terraform and python modularization). - Experience with AWS GovCloud as well as associated governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) tooling. - Proficient in Terraform, AWS CDK, and Python. - Experience with NoSQL and/or SQL databases (Mongo, MySQL, Postgres). - Experience with managing code and container repositories as well as CI/CD functions at scale (GitLab, Amazon ECR preferred). - Familiarity with release processes for SaaS products. - Experience with microservice-based architectures and related design principles. - 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. Requirements - Security and reliability is integrated into the CI/CD pipeline (DevSecOps) so that breaks and vulnerabilities are caught before code is even deployed. - Ensuring users and services have exactly the permissions they need and nothing more (e.g., RBAC, advanced IAM policies). - All systems have real-time monitoring and alerting capabilities for failures and suspicious activity. - Designing infrastructure that can withstand an attack or misconfiguration without a total system failure. - Make our infrastructure and systems easy to configure, maintain and observe. - We can debug and resolve production issues quickly with the help of monitors, logging and metrics. Benefits - Competitive Compensation - Discretionary PTO & Flexible Scheduling - Stock Options - 401(k) Match - Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage for you and your dependents - FSA & HSA Plans - Employer-paid Life Insurance - Employer-paid LTD and STD for Parental and Family Care - 11 Paid Holidays - Employee Resource Groups - Educational Assistance Program - Professional Development Opportunities - And more…

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description 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. - 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 Qualifications - 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.