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Senior Software Engineer

LeoLabs · Denver, CO or Menlo Park, CA · On-site

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About LeoLabs

LeoLabs delivers the Orbital Intelligence operators need to detect, track, characterize, and respond to threats in space. Backed by Insight.

About the role

LeoLabs is seeking a highly experienced and technically driven Senior Software Engineer to join our cross-functional Cloud Software team. in this role, you will contribute to a collaborative, high-impact group of engineers building the software that powers real-time decisions for protecting and managing satellites and other objects in low-earth orbit.

What they're looking for

  • Active US TS/SCI clearance and experience delivering on mission for DOD/IC customers
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time building cloud-based systems at scale
  • Demonstrated experience building, deploying, and operating distributed backend services
  • Experience and enthusiasm with using generative AI for software development
  • Proficiency in Python, Go, or a similar language
More about this role

At LeoLabs, we're building the living map of activity in space. Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO). Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions.

We're not just building technology, we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, LeoLabs is a trusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations.

If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here.

LeoLabs is seeking a Senior Radar Software Engineer to develop, integrate, and optimize software systems supporting advanced radar operations and space domain awareness missions. This role will work closely with radar systems engineers, signal processing engineers, data scientists, and software developers to deliver...

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