Software Engineer

6 days ago

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Spire Full time £40,000 - £60,000 per year

We are seeking a mid- level Software Engineer to join a team responsible for designing the tools used to test satellites. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in developing software for our satellite systems, contributing to the expansion and enhancement of our space-based data collection capabilities. Ideal candidates will embrace the commercialization of nanosatellite systems and adapt to low-cost, fast-paced systems design, development, and implementation methodologies that set Spire apart from our competition. In this fast-paced environment, the design to launch cycle is measured in weeks and months, not years

What You'll Do as a Software Engineer

Core systems: Designing and developing code used to fully test our satellites. Making improvements to our existing codebase to enhance functionality, usability, robustness, performance, writing and testing new code to integrateSupporting the Manufacturing team with any software test requests that occur during the production life of a satellite. This will also cover any software escalations the manufacturing team may occur during their testing.Satellite application platform: Writing tests for the automated execution of tasks on the satellite to meet manufacturing requirements or changing testing needs.Actively contributing to design architecture, efficient refactoring and redesigning of existing software productsCollaborate closely with the other Engineering teams to ensure optimal software-hardware integrationContribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and toolsAct as a team lead to junior engineers, mentoring, guiding and promoting best coding practices.Maintain our internal web tool (Flask)


Key Skills:

Proven experience in development using Python (at least 2 years)Knowledge of or adaptability to Linux-based development (Ubuntu)Excellent problem-solving and documentation skillsExperienced in debugging and peer reviewingKnowledge of version control systems, particularly Git and GitHub


Preferred Skills: 

Experience with Rust would be beneficialPytest for unit testingFamiliarity with CI/CD pipelinesExperience with project management toolsProficiency in scripting languages like Bash


Tools and Technologies:

PythonPytestScripting languages (Bash)Ubuntu (development environment)Version control using GitRust would be an excellent competitive advantageFlask We value adaptability and a willingness to learn new tools and technologies as needed for the role.

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Access to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying. #LI-MI

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