<p><strong>Why LeoLabs?</strong></p> <p>At LeoLabs, we're building the living map of activity in space. Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO). Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions.</p> <p>We're not just building technology, we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, LeoLabs is a trusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations.</p> <p>If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The Opportunity:</strong> </p> <p>LeoLabs is seeking a highly experienced and technically driven <strong>Senior Software Engineer</strong> to join our cross-functional Cloud Software team. in this role, you will contribute to a collaborative, high-impact group of engineers building the software that powers real-time decisions for protecting and managing satellites and other objects in low-earth orbit. </p> <p>As a Senior Software Engineer on our team, you will design and deliver mission-critical software and be a key contributor in ensuring that our system meets our customers’ needs. You will develop software for multiple systems, helping the team to deliver reliable, secure, and high-performance solutions. </p> <p>The Cloud Software team has responsibility for a wide variety of technical domains, including software for: </p> <ul> <li>Maintaining orbits and tracking custody on every object in Low-Earth Orbit </li> <li>Providing high-level insights and analytics for our customers </li> <li>Leveraging large volume data pipelines for custom AI/ML model training </li> <li>Orchestrating and schedule tasking for our global radar network </li> <li>Exposing UIs and APIs with strict uptime SLAs for data delivery and visualization </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>We partner closely with radar and product teams to build cohesive, powerful platform capabilities. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>*This is a remote position requiring onsite travel approximately once per month, typically for up to one week at a time. The preferred location is the Washington DC Metro area, and candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance for periodic SCIF access.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Leverage LeoLabs’ leading dual-use systems to support critical space missions. </li> <li>Develop full-stack software for key software initiatives, particularly for DOD/IC contracts </li> <li>Participate in stakeholder discussions and translate customer needs into engineering requirements </li> <li>Ensure reliability, observability, security, and performance across production systems </li> <li>Own critical portions of our systems through the full development lifecycle, including operation, monitoring, and on-call support </li> <li>Make use of generative AI to raise the bar on the quality and security of our software </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Required<u> </u>Qualifications:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Active US TS/SCI clearance and experience delivering on mission for DOD/IC customers </li> <li>B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience </li> <li>5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time building cloud-based systems at scale </li> <li>Demonstrated experience building, deploying, and operating distributed backend services </li> <li>Experience and enthusiasm with using generative AI for software development </li> <li>Proficiency in Python, Go, or a similar language </li> <li>Understanding of architecture patterns, service boundaries, message-driven workflows, and API design </li> <li>Experience with cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) and containerized deployments </li> <li>Expertise with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL) and message brokers (Kafka, SQS, or similar) </li> <li>Experience with observability and CI/CD practices </li> <li>Experience with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL) and message brokers (Kafka, SQS, or similar) </li> <li>Strong communication skills, with the ability to work with stakeholders across teams </li> <li>Willingness to participate in on-call rotations for critical systems </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience building production frontend applications with TypeScript, JavaScript, or comparable modern web technologies </li> <li>Exper