Senior Software Engineer
Maxar Technologies3 months ago
Remote, United States or Westminster, CO, USASenior
Base Salary
$128k - $216k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop, enhance, and sustain mission-focused software applications, backend services, APIs, data-processing workflows, and analytical capabilities.
- Support data scientists and mission partners by creating and refining applications and maintaining custom software.
- Troubleshoot defects, improve performance, contribute to code reviews, and produce technical documentation.
- Build reliable capabilities through rapid prototyping, iterative development, and customer feedback.
- Lead technical discussions, mentor technical staff, and drive technical design and engineering efforts.
- Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, analysts, customer stakeholders, and government mission partners.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- An active Top Secret U.S. Government security clearance and/or CBP/DHS suitability is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or a related field, with four additional years of experience substitutable for the degree; a master’s degree may count as two additional years of experience.
- At least six years of demonstrated professional experience in programming, design, and/or development.
- Professional experience with a strongly typed programming language such as Java or Rust.
- Professional experience with a scripting language such as Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- Willingness to lead technical discussions, mentor technical staff, and drive technical design and engineering efforts.
- Working knowledge of software development practices and tools including Jira, Confluence, and Git.
- Preferred experience includes Java and Rust backend development, low-latency or streaming data processing, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, traditional AI/ML, React, Next.js, Leaflet, MapLibre, Redux, REST API frameworks, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD tools, SQL databases, and cross-disciplinary technical leadership.
- Strong verbal, written, documentation, organizational, problem-solving, and customer-requirements translation skills.
- Must be comfortable working remotely or at a nearby Vantor facility and communicating via video calls.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package including a 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.
- The position can be performed remotely within the continental United States or from a nearby Vantor facility.
- The application window is three days from posting and remains open until a qualified candidate is identified.
Tech Stack
Apache FlinkApache KafkaAWSAzureDockerGitGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDGoogle CloudHarnessJavaJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesNext.jsOpenStackPostgreSQLPythonReactReduxRustSQLTypeScript
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About Maxar Technologies
Maxar Technologies builds and operates commercial Earth‑observation satellites and sells high‑resolution imagery, 3D products, and geospatial analytics to government, defense, and enterprise customers. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, the company was formed in 2017 from the merger of DigitalGlobe and MDA and was acquired by Advent International in 2023; it supplies data for national security, mapping, and disaster response, and licenses imagery through subscription and platform APIs.