Senior Backend Software Engineer Ground Segment - Coimbra, Portugal - Coimbra

Senior Backend Software Engineer Ground Segment - Coimbra, Portugal -
Coimbra
Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal

Working for Open Cosmos

Aim high, go beyond! At Open Cosmos, we are solving the world’s biggest challenges from space, providing businesses, governments, and researchers access to more readily available information than ever before. Ready for the challenge? Then read on…

Working in the Ground Segment Team

Our team develops, operates, and maintains ground segment software critical for satellite operations. Our
- native Mission Operations Centre (MOC) is built with modern technologies like microservices, Kubernetes, Go, Rabbit
MQ, Postgres, and Terraform. You'll be writing and shipping code from day one and have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the product, from functionality to quality and maintainability.

We follow an agile methodology and encourage a Dev
Ops mindset where engineers own their work from conception to testing and deployment. As a team, we look for suggestions and contributions from all members, and we’re not afraid to try new ways of working when we see opportunities for improvement.

What will you be doing?

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you’ll design, build, test, deploy, and maintain backend services, mentor junior team members, and promote best practices. You’ll collaborate with satellite operators and stakeholders to shape the technical roadmap, architecture, and features.

Working closely with teams across the Ground Segment, you’ll help deliver a fully autonomous satellite operations platform. As our software scales, you’ll face impactful challenges and drive improvements in reliability, development processes, and product features.

What you need to be successful

We’re more interested in what you can do than being dogmatic about your background! We’d love to see your CV even if you’re not sure you tick all the boxes.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

• Strong programming knowledge in Golang and Python (or equivalent), with an emphasis on good programming principles.
• Ability to design, implement, and maintain microservices using Docker, Kubernetes, Postgre
  SQL, HTTP REST, g
  RPC, and Rabbit
  MQ.
• Hands-on knowledge in establishing and promoting best practices for creating maintainable and reliable software within the team.
• Clear and concise communication with effective listening, getting to the core of messages, and responding appropriately.