Job Requirements
Chandler, AZ
Secret Polygraph Unspecified
Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
$123,000 - $161,000
Job Description
Company Overview
Iridium is an award-winning satellite communications company operating the world's only truly global voice and data network, delivering reliable connectivity anywhere on Earth. For more than 20 years, Iridium has powered mission-critical communications for governments, businesses, aviation, maritime, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things.
Now part of Iridium, Aireon is the world’s only space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time visibility of aircraft over oceans, the poles, and remote regions. Together, Iridium and Aireon are helping build a safer, more connected, and more efficient future for global aviation.
Join our team and help shape how the world stays connected. We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact.
What We’re Looking For:
If you enjoy learning about and working with breakthrough technologies and are enthusiastic about working in the space industry, then you will be excited about the Senior Software Engineer opening with Iridium for a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. As the Senior Software Engineer, you will apply cutting edge technologies to rapidly develop and deploy user service capabilities within a satellite operations environment. Additionally, the Senior Software Engineer will identify and autonomously implement ideas/solutions within the larger development team to support cross-functional efforts across all areas of software development.
This position requires an active/current Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active).
What You’ll Do:
What You’ll Need to Succeed:
Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:
We’ll also need you to:
Work Environment:
This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.
We believe in-person connection drives innovation, strengthens mentorship, and builds culture, while flexibility enables employees to do their best work. Under Iridium’s Hybrid Work Policy, employees are expected to work at least four days per week (approximately 80%) in an Iridium office to support collaboration, relationship-building, and professional growth.
Additional Information
This job description outlines the general nature and level of work for this role and is not a comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Employees may be assigned additional responsibilities as needed.
Base Pay Range: $123,000 - $161,000
Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors and this range represents an estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Base salary is only one part of our compensation package for this role. You may also be eligible for company stock and annual bonus. Employee benefits also include medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 401(k) retirement plan options; paid time off and paid holidays; paid parental leave; and other discounts and perks.
Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
Iridium is an award-winning satellite communications company operating the world's only truly global voice and data network, delivering reliable connectivity anywhere on Earth. For more than 20 years, Iridium has powered mission-critical communications for governments, businesses, aviation, maritime, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things.
Now part of Iridium, Aireon is the world’s only space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time visibility of aircraft over oceans, the poles, and remote regions. Together, Iridium and Aireon are helping build a safer, more connected, and more efficient future for global aviation.
Join our team and help shape how the world stays connected. We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact.
What We’re Looking For:
If you enjoy learning about and working with breakthrough technologies and are enthusiastic about working in the space industry, then you will be excited about the Senior Software Engineer opening with Iridium for a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. As the Senior Software Engineer, you will apply cutting edge technologies to rapidly develop and deploy user service capabilities within a satellite operations environment. Additionally, the Senior Software Engineer will identify and autonomously implement ideas/solutions within the larger development team to support cross-functional efforts across all areas of software development.
This position requires an active/current Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active).
What You’ll Do:
- Work independently to develop and enhance software to meet the requirements of the SDA project
- Develop optimized code for both scalability and performance
- Work within the Agile/Scrum framework for software development (Atlassian tool suite desired)
- Create or maintain build environments for software products
- Play a key role in planning and executing software releases per stakeholder/program schedules and budgets
- Update issue/feature data in Atlassian Project/Software tracking tools
- Follow existing Iridium processes for Change Control, Prioritization, Risk Management, Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Management, Build and Test software deployments and use advanced knowledge to assist in development of process/procedure documentation materials
- Edit, structure and present data, concepts and arguments clearly and succinctly through briefings and documentation
- Respond to questions within scope from stakeholders, as appropriate
What You’ll Need to Succeed:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, or other engineering discipline
- 8+ years software programming experience
- Coding experience on Agile based teams
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic
- Have confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team
- Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions
- Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others
- Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met
- Proactivity in seeking out ways to continuously improve yourself and gain new knowledge, including the ability to learn the different software that make up the System Performance and Analysis software
- Ability to comprehend technical documentation
- Have a positive attitude to take on ever increasing software development tasks
- Passion for working in a team driven environment consisting of operators, software testers, senior developers, and system engineers
Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:
- Experience with one or more of the following technologies and tools:
- Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, and Argo CD
- Linux, Bash, GitLab, Bitbucket, Git, JFrog Artifactory, and Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Crucible)
- Python, Java, C++, TypeScript, or Perl
- RESTful APIs, HTTP, WebSockets, JavaScript, Apache HTTP Server, XML, and JSON
- SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
- AWS cloud environments (government and commercial), microservices architectures, automated testing frameworks, observability tools (e.g., ELK), and security best practices (e.g., CVEs, TLS)
We’ll also need you to:
- Be a U.S. Citizen
- Have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
Work Environment:
This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.
We believe in-person connection drives innovation, strengthens mentorship, and builds culture, while flexibility enables employees to do their best work. Under Iridium’s Hybrid Work Policy, employees are expected to work at least four days per week (approximately 80%) in an Iridium office to support collaboration, relationship-building, and professional growth.
Additional Information
This job description outlines the general nature and level of work for this role and is not a comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Employees may be assigned additional responsibilities as needed.
Base Pay Range: $123,000 - $161,000
Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors and this range represents an estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Base salary is only one part of our compensation package for this role. You may also be eligible for company stock and annual bonus. Employee benefits also include medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 401(k) retirement plan options; paid time off and paid holidays; paid parental leave; and other discounts and perks.
Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
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