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Salary: USD 120,000 - 135,000 / annual
Tomorrow.io's Space & Sensors team is building a next-generation commercial weather constellation using RF-based sensing systems (radar, sonar) and spacecraft to collect real-time data for global weather intelligence. As a Mission Operations Software Engineer, you will develop mission-critical software systems to launch, deploy, and operate a fleet of scientific instruments in space from Earth.
You will work alongside engineers and scientists to build tools for mission operators and climate scientists, support payload operators in achieving mission success, define interfaces between ground systems and spacecraft components, and collaborate with DevOps and IT teams on deployment strategies and security.
The role involves developing production-quality, fault-tolerant software for distributed systems, with a focus on Python-based backend services, REST APIs, database integration (MongoDB, InfluxDB), and cloud infrastructure (AWS). You'll also contribute to web applications using TypeScript and React, work with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and support real-time telemetry data processing.
This is an opportunity to work on space-based systems that directly impact weather forecasting and climate resilience, joining a team recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Companies in the World.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 4+ years of experience building production software
- B.S. in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
- Experience developing fault-tolerant, production-quality software
- Understanding of distributed systems architecture
- Intermediate/Advanced Python (2+ years)
- Experience with AI-assisted development for planning, code generation, and debugging
- REST API design and implementation (aiohttp, Flask, etc.)
- Data modeling (Data Classes, Type Hinting)
- Database experience with MongoDB and InfluxDB
- Intermediate SQL, NoSQL, and/or time series database knowledge
- Communication protocols (namedtuple, struct, socket)
- Quality assurance (pytest, mocker, PEP 8)
- Web applications: TypeScript, React, HTML, CSS
- AWS (Elastic Container Service, Lambda, S3, SQS)
- Terraform
- Intermediate Docker and Kubernetes knowledge
BONUS SKILLS:
- Aerospace systems exposure (satellites, airplanes, rockets)
- Satellite telemetry data processing (e.g., CCSDS)
- Satellite mission planning and resource deconfliction
- Security best practices (secrets management, encryption, vulnerability mitigation)
- Argo Workflows/Events
- Async I/O (asyncio, aiohttp)
- C/C++ experience
- GCP, Azure resources
- Scientific computing (NumPy/SciPy, Pandas, Matplotlib)
- Advanced InfluxDB knowledge
- Data visualization (Grafana, DataDog, Plotly Dash, D3.js, Three.js)
Note: Position requires access to U.S. export-controlled technology; restricted to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and protected individuals unless licenses obtained.
