Job description
About the role
Muon Space seeks a Data Platform Software Engineer to develop/operate a robust platform for data/ML pipelines using satellite and geospatial datasets. This role involves collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, integrating scalable cloud resources and modern software practices to support climate change monitoring and mitigation initiatives.
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
Qualifications
- Applicants are required to be U.S. persons
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience building and maintaining container orchestration software platform
- Experience using CI/CD processes for software and GitOps processes for infrastructure
- Experience using modern observability technologies for application and infrastructure monitoring
- Experience interacting with internal and external customers and service providers
Preferred Qualifications
- Building APIs at scale for data access
- Proven experience in systems analysis, troubleshooting and design, with a strong understanding of the interplay between hardware and software.
- Production experience with common geospatial data formats
- Experience working with a distributed team of developers
Equal Opportunity
At Muon, our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know. If you feel like you’re a good fit for this role but don’t check all of the boxes, we encourage you to apply anyway.
About Muon Space
Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.
Taking Care of Our Team
At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, we provide equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.
Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
ITAR/EAR Requirements
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or © eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.
