Software Engineer

Company: MAXAR Technologies
Location: Westminster
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

Please review the job details below. Maxar, the leading provider of earth imagery products, is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Catalog Team in the Product Engineering Organization, based in Westminster, CO. You will be part of a team that is responsible for developing geospatial applications that facilitate discovery and access to our 100+ petabyte image archive. Our applications are heavily used across the globe by a wide range of customers and use cases, resulting in millions of API hits daily. As a software engineer on this team, you will develop, enhance, and deploy microservices to AWS, utilizing a serverless architecture and bluegreen deploys. You will interface with both relational and NoSQL databases, and be responsible for the scalability of your applications. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated engineer, eager to grow their career by tackling the complex issues surrounding our incredible image data and its size. Responsibilities Design, develop, and improve Maxar's image product catalog systems and interfaces in collaboration with a cross-functional team. Contribute to product vision, help set the direction of our platform, and prioritize objectives to deliver maximum value. Provide demonstrations of developed software to user and peer audiences. Minimum Requirements and willing and able to obtain US government security clearance Meet one of the following education and experience combinations 9 years or relevant experience Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline and 5 years of relevant experience Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline and 3 years of relevant experience Proficient in Python writing composable, easily testable, and maintainable code Experience designing, creating, and using RESTful APIs Preferred Qualifications Versed with relational and NoSQL databases, and managing object stores An appreciation for continuous integration and thorough automated testing A good understating of application security best-practices Enjoys working in a collaborative development environment (e.g. submitting and reviewing pull requests, code reviews, paired programing, team design sessions, etc.) Self-starter with great communication skills that enjoys problem solving across multiple products and services Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment concepts and hands on experience with tools that support rapid development and delivery. Development experience with geospatial software (e.g. GDALOGR, PostGIS, OAPIs, ArcGIS, QGIS, GeoServer, OpenLayers, Leaflet, etc) AWS development and operational experience, including FargateECS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SNS, SQS Experience with authorization protocols such as Oauth2 Expertise with application monitoring tools and improving system observability Hands-on experience with serverless application High level of communication skillsets including UML, API documentation and interpersonal communication with both technical and non-technical audiences Experience supporting applications in a highly utilized production environment which may include code, database and log analysis. The compensation range for this position is 89,250.00 - 148,750.00 USD Annually, dependent on skills and experience. Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunityaffirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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