Senior Geospatial Software Engineer
San Francisco, open to remote
Engineering /
Full Time /
Remote
Space is in our DNA. Orbital Sidekick (OSK) has a mission to leverage the untapped power of hyperspectral imagery (HSI) to address global environmental, health, and safety needs while helping companies reach their sustainability goals. Orbital Sidekick is establishing a space-based infrastructure of HSI sensors and analytic capabilities to enable real-time monitoring, detection, and risk management.
OSK is seeking a Senior Geospatial Software Engineer to join our SIGMA software engineering team. SIGMA is OSK’s system for processing imagery and delivering results to customers. In this role you will report to the Lead Data Pipeline Software Engineer, designing and coding production data pipelines to calibrate, rectify, analyze and otherwise process hyperspectral imagery (HSI) from our GHOSt satellite constellation. Additionally, you will work closely with our payload & analytics teams to bring research algorithms to the SIGMA platform.
What You’ll Do
- Implement image processing algorithms in an automated production environment
- Build tools to manage & monitor the processing system
- Collaborate with the product team to determine feature priorities
- Collaborate with the satellite payload and analytics teams to implement new or improved image processing and related operations
What You’ll Need To Succeed
- 5+ years of experience writing software in Python with geospatial data
- Experience writing code for a production environment
- Extensive knowledge of data pipeline orchestration tools such as Airflow
- Extensive knowledge of GDAL, Rasterio and other open-source GIS tools
- Extensive knowledge of cloud computing deployments (e.g., AWS) and Linux environments
- Experience with scientific computing libraries such as numpy and xarray
Experience That Will Give You an Advantage
- Knowledge of imaging principles
- Knowledge of remote sensing analytics
- Knowledge of earth sciences or geography
- Experience with machine learning
$120,000 - $190,000 a year
Salary range is for California, Washington & New York City. Salary range for Colorado is $115,000-$185,000.
Orbital Sidekick's compensation packages are determined based on multiple factors including business requirements, experience and location.
Orbital Sidekick is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
