Senior Software Developer - Backend

📋 Description

• Design and develop software for Kepler satellite network and mission control automation.
• Ensure performance, security, and high availability through best practices.
• Collaborate with operators, product managers, and customers on mission-critical ground systems.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments.
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and implement improvements.
• Help develop roadmaps and long-term technical plans for Kepler's ground segment.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 6+ years of Python experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Strong software design, algorithms, architecture, testing, and debugging.
• Expertise building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform).
• Ability to operate in a Linux environment.
• Proficiency with Git.
• Excellent communication skills.

🎁 Benefits

• Post-graduate degree in a relevant field.
• Experience architecting/deploying on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.).
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Familiarity with Python development tools such as uv, pytest/unittest, setuptools, SWIG, and C-extensions.
• Strong knowledge of computer networking and modern networking protocols, especially delay-tolerant networking.
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Apache Pulsar, AWS SNS/SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, TimescaleDB, ELK stack).
• Knowledge of security best practices in software development.