Ursa Space Systems Looking for Full Stack Software Engineer at Ithaca, NY Full Time

Full-Stack Software Engineer

About Ursa Space Systems

Ursa Space Systems is building ground-breaking solutions to deliver global intelligence to organizations around the world. Through our SAR/EO/RF satellite network, and data fusion expertise, Ursa Space detects real-time changes in the physical world to expand transparency. Our subscription and custom services enable you to access satellite imagery and analytic results with no geographic, political or weather-related limitations.

Job Summary

Ursa is looking for skilled full-stack software engineers to join our growing team! We are building ground-breaking solutions to deliver global economic intelligence to organizations around the world. There is a lot of cross-pollination here at Ursa Space. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly-skilled developers, working on a variety of projects. There are no egos here – we are looking for the best ideas and are eager to hear your input!

This position will report directly to the Software Team Manager.

The ideal candidate will bring experience in designing, developing, and deploying data-driven web service technologies in support of both internal systems and customer-facing applications.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to an agile development team building high-performance services, APIs, and UIs to support production and distribution of the Ursa product line
• Work with other team members to translate requirements and hi-fi mockups into reusable UI components for our applications
• Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
• Perform user testing and interviewing, taking a user-centered approach to design by rapidly testing and iterating on designs
• Generate rapid prototypes of third-party integrations early in the design phase to determine feasibility and optimal approach
• Support design and development of production geospatial intelligence algorithms and generate robust and efficient software implementations to run within a containerized software platform space
• Work with the Software Team and other teams to determine the priority, effort, and dependencies of new features and improvements
• Work with the Software Team to plan, groom, estimate, implement, and test features in an iterative manner
• Design and implement efficient, modular, well-documented and well-tested code
• Stay up-to-date with new software development technologies and tools
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews, digesting and incorporating constructive criticism
• Communicate effectively and collaborate frequently with peers

Requirements

• Bachelors in Computer Science, or other engineering discipline in which software development is a focus
• 2+ years of industry experience in a software development role
• Experience in Java and/or object-oriented software development
• Web application frameworks (Angular 2+ preferred)
• Web based languages (JavaScript (ES6+), Typescript, HTML5 and CSS3)
• Consuming RESTful APIs
• NoSQL and SQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis, MySQL)
• Testing frameworks (e.g., Jasmine, Karma, Jest)
• Cloud services (e.g., AWS)
• Kubernetes, Docker, at-scale deployments
• Attention to detail
• Enthusiasm for learning new things
• Effective and professional verbal and written communication skills
• Effective time management skills
• Ability to work within a team environment and be self sufficient

Preferred Skills

You should be familiar with some of these – you are not expected to be an expert in all:

• High-speed and highly interactive visualization environments
• NodeJS, NestJS
• Python
• Appsmith
• Integrating third-party applications (e.g., ESRI ArcGIS, etc.) into a front end
• Experience working in a Scrum/Agile team environment
• CI/CD experience
• UI/UX design experience

Bonus Qualifications

Skills we are looking for but are not required

• Secure coding best practices
• Machine learning operations (MLOps)
• Prior experience deploying image and signal processing algorithms for various sensing modalities, including SAR, electro-optical imagery, RF, or others
• GIS experience

Location

• This position is fully remote, or optionally in-person at our headquarters in Ithaca, NY.

Compensation

• The anticipated salary range for this position is estimated at $80,000 to $95,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on the individual’s experience, skills, and abilities. Ursa Space Systems offers competitive benefit options, for more details please visit our website –

Benefits And Perks

• Competitive Compensation
• Discretionary PTO & Flexible Scheduling
• Stock Options
• 401(k) Match
• 100% Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage for you and your dependents
• FSA & HSA Plans
• Employer-paid Life Insurance
• Employer-paid LTD and STD for Parental and Family Care
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Employee Resource Groups
• Educational Assistance Program
• Professional Development Opportunities
• And more…

One of our company values is to empower diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Ursa Space Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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