Have you seen Apollo 13, The Martian, or Armageddon and recall all of the NASA engineers in a room with a bunch of monitors? Quindar is digitizing that away. Satellites are flying servers in space and we are revolutionizing the future of spacecraft operations by building the DataDog for space.
Our team has worked at SpaceX, OneWeb, Lockheed Martin, Iridium, Boeing, AWS, and RedHat. Weve operated dozens of satellites, worked on broadband and earth observation constellations, and serviced commercial and government users. We are using lessons learned from our previous aerospace and startup experiences to revolutionize the space industry and enable access to space without being an expert.
You will be responsible for developing ground satellite operations software using Python and AWS services. Dont worry, you do not need to be an expert in satellites or understand space! Satellites are just flying servers you can connect to every 90 minutes but we connect to hundreds of them.
You will develop Python microservices deployed either to the cloud or to on-premise environments with a focus on scalability, security, cost, and performance of the software. You collaborate with cross-functional teams, including satellite operators and other software engineers, to understand requirements, implement new features, and troubleshoot issues. Your strong knowledge of Kubernetes, AWS services, and software development best practices will enable you to optimize resource utilization and automate processes, ultimately contributing to the efficient and reliable operations of thousands of satellites.
You will primarily be responsible for developing backend software capabilities, but the ideal candidate is able to contribute to a combination of backend software development, DevSecOps and CI/CD tooling, and software architecture design and maintenance.
This is a hybrid role with 2 days in office in Irvine, Seattle, or Arvada. Candidates will also be considered in the greater Washington D.C area. We aim to maximize benefits of having in-person collaboration spaces while also working on a flexible schedule with a large amount of remote work!
Tech Skills
- Proficiency in Python and Java or C++
- Experience deploying and maintaining software in Kubernetes
- Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, EKS, CloudWatch, S3, EFS/EBS, EC2, and RDS
- Strong knowledge of containerized applications and serverless architecture
- Strong knowledge of designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting APIs services, distributed NoSQL and relational databases, caching systems, event-driven and multi-tier architectures
- Strong knowledge of task automation and CI/CD pipeline building with GitHub or GitLab
- Familiarity with Git and GitLab or similar framework for version control
Soft Skills
- Deep technical analysis and troubleshooting skills
- Independent self-starter; able to complete projects on time with minimal guidance
- A high standard for software maintainability, quality, resilience, and performance
- Strong cross-functional communication between frontend, backend engineers and product managers
Background Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science (or related field)
- 4+ years professional experience in backend development, DevOps, or other related role. Professional experience can be replaced with a self-starter who has drive, the technical skills, and is obsessed with their product.
- Active (preferred) or previously held U.S. Security Clearance (TS/SCI)
- We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays.
- Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits.
- Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees.
- We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401k matching.
- Each quarter we have a 4-day company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, and San Diego.
- Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version!
Quindar is looking for candidates that like using modern software tools, cloud based services, and architecting software designs. Our frontend is built with React on top of Hasura deployed with Terraform on AWS GovCloud. We have a microservice architecture powered by Python and rely heavily on CI/CD processes.
Aerospace experts are NOT required to help build out our platform. We are looking for candidates that want to build software that tracks, contacts, and operates hundreds of flying computers in space that operate on different operating systems for various customers.
First Round - Screening Call (30m) The Hiring Manager will walk through your experience, the role, and make sure we are in alignment with the expectations (50% Behavioral, 50% Technical).
Second Round (60 min) Interview with the Principal Software Architect (25% Behavioral, 75% Technical).
Third Round (2 hours) Coding Challenge
Fourth Round (60 min) Interview with two members of our engineering and product teams (25% Behavioral, 75% Technical).
Reference Check The Hiring Manager will ask for 2 references within the last 5 years. These can be former managers or colleagues.
Offer The hiring manager will reach out with a verbal offer and a formal offer within 24 hours of notification.