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Software Engineer
Reston, VA

As a Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in the implementation and testing of our advanced algorithms supporting spacecraft autonomy and space object detection, tracking, and classification from optical payloads. This position may be dependent on a contract award.

Responsibilities:

Help design, architect, and develop software systems, pipelines, and infrastructure
Collaborate with team members & perform code reviews
Maintain and improve technical documentation
Enhance development processes, tools, and techniques
Balance management of technical debt for existing systems with strategic project execution
Maintain high standards of excellence across all projects

 

Required Qualifications:

Must be eligible to hold a clearance.
Proficiency in C , with experience developing and building C applications using CMake
Expert proficiency in Python
Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for C projects using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure Pipelines
Knowledge of version control systems (Git, SVN) and best practices for branching, merging, and code reviews
Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and attention to detail
1 years of professional experience in software development with a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline; OR 3 years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with DO-178 standards for software development in safety-critical systems
Experience with embedded systems, FPGAs, GPU programming
Experience with migrating/refactoring monolithic code into a cloud-based microservice architecture
Experience building and deploying Docker images.
Experience with embedded systems, FPGAs, GPU programming.

 

Don't fulfill all the qualifications listed above? If you still feel like you might be a good fit, please feel free to APPLY ANYWAY. We believe in a well-rounded team, and this sometimes means that someone with out-of-context knowledge can contribute just as well as someone with very explicit alignment with our capabilities needs stated.

Our positions are based in the Reston, Virginia area, with much of our team operating in a hybrid or remote fashion. Our preference is for candidates in or around this area (or willing to relocate) as we scale our facilities and engineering team and provide more opportunities to work and collaborate in-person. Remote employees will be required to travel for onsite work and in-person meetings.

Scout Space Inc. does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. To conform to US Government space technology export regulations, applicants must be a US citizen, lawful permanent resident of the US, a protected individual as defined by 8 USC 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorization from the US Department of State.






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