Data Platform Software Engineer

Position Overview

Muon Space is leveraging our proprietary constellation of Earth-observation satellites to monitor and address climate change, and we need a Data Platform Software Engineer to build the engine that powers our insights. As a key member of our Data Platform team, you will design, build, and operate the reliable, container-based platform that hosts our critical data and machine learning pipelines. You will be the force multiplier for our science and engineering teams, empowering them with scalable cloud resources and modern DevOps practices, and directly accelerating our ability to turn satellite data into actionable climate solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Scale and maintain Muon's data workflow orchestration platform.
• Collaborate on and improve data and ML pipelines.
• Provide expert support and maintain knowledge of data platform solutions.
• Collaborate with satellite and payload engineering teams to establish data requirements for MuonSpace data products.

Required Qualifications

• Applicants must be U.S. persons.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience building and maintaining container orchestration platforms.
• Experience using CI/CD processes for software and GitOps practices for infrastructure.
• Experience with modern observability technologies for both application and infrastructure monitoring.
• Proven ability to interact with internal and external customers and service providers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building APIs at scale for data access.
• Proven experience in systems analysis, troubleshooting, and design with strong hardware and software interplay understanding.
• Production experience with common geospatial data formats.
• Experience working with a distributed team of developers.

Benefits & Perks

• Salary: $143K - $213K, depending on skills, location, qualifications, and experience.
• Equity compensation.
• Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401k retirement plan; short & long term disability; and life insurance.
• Three weeks paid vacation for new employees, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, and paid parental leave.