Full Stack Developers

ABOUT XPLORE

The new technology frontier is rapidly expanding – and Xplore is pushing the boundaries and accelerating growth with new capabilities to transform industries with insights from space. Xplore is building a first-of-its-kind multi-sensor low Earth orbit satellite constellation designed to deliver a new class of innovative and affordable data products for Earth observation, space domain awareness, and astronomy.

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Xplore is currently recruiting innovative space hardware, software, sensors, processing, and data technology professionals to be part of an exciting and rapidly growing company. Xplore offers market-competitive compensation and benefits for our employees who enjoy working in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging, fun, value-based collaborative environment.

Xplore is a venture-backed space technology startup based in Redmond, WA. We provide proprietary sensor-captured data from space that enables our customer’s insights, intelligence, inspiration, and discovery of our planet and the solar system for commercial, government, defense, NGO, and research applications. We’re doing something that few other companies are even thinking about – creating the next model of space data infrastructure.

Xplore is an equal-opportunity employer; employment with Xplore is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Xplore participates in E-Verify. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. All persons hired must be a current U.S. citizen or current lawful permanent resident of the U.S.

POSITION DETAILS

Xplore is hiring a Full Stack Developer to work on our Mission Operations software systems. This role will support the operations of Xplore-launched satellites, offer Satellite Operations As A Service, and be used by Xplore customers directly.

This role will report to the Flight Software Director, Major Tom Product Manager with the work for this role being performed at Xplore in Redmond, Washington.

As an integral part of the Mission Operations team and broader Xplore Engineering, this individual will be involved in all phases of the development, test, deployment, integration, maintenance, and support of the software they build.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate an ability to work with minimal supervision while being responsive and flexible within the framework of an agile space start-up.

Requirements

Must be a current U.S. citizen or current lawful permanent resident of the U.S.

3+ years of demonstrated strong programming skills in multiple languages and frameworks including Ruby, Python and/or JavaScript

3+ years of demonstrated experience with Kubernetes, Azure and AWS

3+ years of demonstrated experience with networking and security configurations within cloud hosting provider environments

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from an accredited institution in Software Engineering or Computer Science and 3+ years of experience relevant to the Technical Areas, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to communicate technical information, challenges, and guidance to varied audiences

Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements

Ability to work on own initiative and prioritize tasking to align with business goals

Responsibilities for this role include:

Upgrade and maintain Ruby on Rails software and other infrastructure to the latest versions

Audit, maintain, and mitigate software security issues

Creating custom software processes (”Gateways”) for interfacing with the flight software of satellites (exchanging command, telemetry, and payload data)

Software development to interface with different Ground Station Network providers

Development of our web-based Mission Operations application

Work with Mission Operations teammates, Xplore Flight Software Engineers, customers, and vendors to define the scope and interfaces of software under development

Perform development activities throughout the software development lifecycle

Support integrated software testing

Top Priorities to be Accomplished During the First Six Months:

Upgrade Ruby on Rails application and environment to latest version

Perform initial internal security audit of the software and mitigate issues

Document software and infrastructure upgrading procedures

Streamline deployment and automated testing systems

COMPENSATION

The base salary range for this role is $100K-$160K

Company Stock Options included in this role

Benefits

Health Care Plan
Employees (and their families) can be covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. The HSA qualified plan is for full-time employees working 30 hours or more per week.

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Full time employees earn PTO at a rate of 1.33 days per month. There are a minimum of 13 paid holidays each year for full-time employees.

Stock Option Plan

The company offers an equity incentive plan for qualified full-time employees.

EEO/ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Xplore is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Xplore is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This employer participates in E-Verify. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. All persons hired will be required to be a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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