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Maxar is searching for a Software Engineer to join our Data Foundationsteam, based in Westminster, CO. The preferred candidate is locatedin/near Westminster, CO.
In this role, you will be part of a team that is responsible for growing andimproving the services utilized to exploit our 125+ PB archive of satelliteimagery. This team has led the way in utilizing AWS for satellite imagerystorage, enrichment and access. We are one of the largest users of AWS S3Glacier, push its limits, and we work closely with AWS to providefeedback. We were an early user of.
The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in developing andsupporting production level software systems. You are eager to grow yourcareer by tackling new challenges focused on providing effortless use of ourincredible imagery. Maxar teams are agile with high autonomy. We deploymultiple times daily and own our services from design through production.
As a member of this team, you will:
Research, evaluate, design, develop, implement, and improvestate-of-the-art software in collaboration with other software engineers,system architects, and business stakeholders.
Own cloud infrastructure and CI/CD system.
Communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary agile team.
Follow and establish best practices for coding standards and softwarearchitecture.
Responsible for the 'ilities': availability, scalability,maintainability, reliability, and securability of our services. We embraceSRE principles.
Basic Qualifications
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Demonstrated software development experience within a production environment.
Experience working in a collaborative development environment (e.g.submitting and reviewing pull requests, code reviews, team designsessions, etc).
Experience with Agile software development practices.
Willingness to participate in on-call rotation.
Willingness to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Success delivering and maintaining complex software systems in production.
Experience automating infrastructure with Zero downtime deployments.
Terraform, CloudFormation and/or CDK
Jenkins
Linux system administration
Expertise with application monitoring tools and improving systemobservability.
Javaand/or Python experience.
In depth experience with AWS services
Familiarity with containerization and serverless development.
Experience building, monitoring, and alerting in micro-service architecture.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or satellite imagery experience
Our salary ranges are market-driven and set to allow for flexibility.Individual pay will be competitive based on a candidate's unique set ofknowledge, skills, and geographic diversity, with earnings potentialcommensurate with experience. The range for this position is:
Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based oncontribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved;the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on therole and breadth of contributions.
Maxar employees must follow all applicable Maxar policies and COVID-19requirements as well as those of Maxar customers and third parties. Individualjob requirements may vary, and Maxar reserves the right to modify itspolicies and requirements as it deems appropriate in accordance withapplicable law.
MAXAR Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equalopportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants willreceive consideration for employment without regard to sex, genderidentity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, nationalorigin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any othercharacteristic protected by law.