HawkEye 360 is delivering a revolutionary source of global knowledge based on radio frequency (RF) geospatial intelligence to those working to make the world a safer place. The company operates the first-of-its-kind commercial satellite constellation to detect, characterize, and geolocate a broad range of RF signals. This unique RF data and analytics equip our global customers with high-impact insights needed to make decisions with confidence. HawkEye 360 is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

Build the world’s first RF-Derived Geospatial Analytics Firm

HawkEye 360 is currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Space Team. The mission of the Space Team is to build, test, launch, operate and maintain a constellation of small commercial satellites. This group is also responsible for building and operating a segment of groundstations to provide communications with these satellites. Satellite clusters and ground segments provide the platform for RF data collection that is essential to HawkEye’s core business.  HawkEye 360 is looking for a candidate with good technical leadership and problem-solving skills, who is creative and has a passion for working with and developing new innovative technology.
 

We’ll Expect You To…

• Lead the development of software for our ground-station infrastructure with a strong focus on automated operation of the Satellites.
• Design new ground-station infrastructure to include building and testing client-server applications and designing REST APIs.
• Read ICDs provided by our Satellite bus providers and turn that into functioning code capable of issuing commands to the Satellites.
• Develop unit tests, and full-system integration tests for entire ground-station infrastructure.
• Help maintain and operate the satellites while building out the automated operations systems.

You’ll Need to Have…

• 8+ years professional experience
• 5+ years of experience with Python programming.
• Experience building mission-critical applications and supporting remote hardware.
• Experience building REST API’s using frameworks like Flask/FastAPI
• Experience with Asynchronous messaging, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ
• Experience with ORB, RDMS and NoSQL databases: SQLAlchemy, Postgres, MongoDB
• Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python
• Experience with version control such as git.
• A passion for completing a job well - Attention to detail
• A good attitude and team-oriented spirit

We’d Like to See…

• Experience with Ansible, Docker and Kubernetes.
• A curious outlook – willingness to learn new things and solutions to fit the problem
• Experience in a fast-paced, small company where priorities can change rapidly
• Dedication – sometimes we all need to burn a little midnight oil to get the job done
• Experience programming in Java/C/C++ is a plus.

Cultural Fit…

• Ability to work well with all levels of company disciplines (i.e. Legal, HR, etc.)
• Sense of humor and ability to proactively problem solve.
• Great customer relationship skills.

HawkEye 360, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, arrest record or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.