Job Url: https://www.remoterocketship.com/company/blacksky/jobs/staff-software-engineer-mission-management-united-states-remote Job Description: BlackSky Website LinkedIn All Job Openings BlackSky is a real-time space-based intelligence company that provides satellite imagery and AI-enabled analytics to help governments and businesses anticipate and understand changes in global conditions. Their platform, BlackSky Spectra®, offers on-demand imagery and analysis for strategic decision-making, leveraging high-frequency monitoring satellite constellations. BlackSky's services are valuable for national security, economic analysis, and situational awareness. The company delivers insights that give customers a decisive advantage by securing foresight into changing global dynamics. Satellite Imaging • Small Satellites • Global Observation • Spacecrafts • Microsat 201 - 500 employees Founded 2013 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🔐 Security 🏢 Enterprise Staff Software Engineer, Mission Management Yesterday ☕ Washington – Remote 💵 $155k - $175k / year ⏰ Full Time 🔴 Lead 🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer Python Go Apply Now Receive Emails with Similar Jobs Report problem 📋 Description • Design, implement, and maintain software for the components making up BlackSky’s mission management services. • Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and team planning discussions. • Take an active role in testing, debugging, and documenting implemented software functionality. • Proactively identify problems with requirements (lack of clarity, inconsistencies, technical limitations) and communicates these issues early. • Interface with mission planning, ground software, and platform engineers to plan and execute autonomous constellation operations software products. • Assist with operational tasks to ensure stability in production environments and support ongoing constellation operations and customer fulfillment efforts. • Support on-call rotations and troubleshooting of live system operations as needed. • Support Launch and Early Operations of new satellites. • Other job-related duties as assigned. 🎯 Requirements • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or higher in one of the following fields: computer science, mathematics, physics, statistics, or another computational field. • A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant software development experience. • Fluency in Python, a strong understanding of Go, and are comfortable using other languages when necessary. • Expert knowledge of software design, maintenance, and implementation including data structures, data retrieval and storage, algorithm efficiency, and maintainable scalable code. • Demonstrated initiative to identify and solve problems or inefficiencies in your current field of expertise. • Possess strong team and inter-team cooperation and organization skills. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong understanding of audience. • Ability to sustain a workload consisting of several concurrent, independent activities. • The program this role supports requires being a US-born citizen. 🏖️ Benefits • Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance • BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses! • 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more • 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match • Flexible Spending Accounts • Employee Stock Purchase Program • Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs • Employer matching donations • Professional development • Mac or PC? Your choice! • Awesome swag