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Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer

Ursa Space Systems

Job Location:

Ithaca, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 140000 - 170000

Posted: 3 July 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 26 October 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer

About Ursa Space Systems

Ursa Space Systems is building an AI-native geospatial insights platform that guides the acquisition analysis and integration of satellite and geospatial data into customer workflows giving decision makers an edge. Leveraging hundreds of data sources AI agents and proprietary analytics Ursa Space provides fast actionable information to a range of industries including finance energy and defense. Our customers receive contextual comprehensive reporting that goes beyond surface-level observations.

Job Summary

Ursa Space is looking for skilled software engineers to join our growing team! We are building ground-breaking solutions to deliver global economic intelligence to organizations around the world. There is a lot of cross-pollination here at Ursa Space. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly-skilled developers working on a variety of projects. The ideal candidate will bring experience in developing and deploying data-driven web service technologies in support of both internal systems and customer-facing applications.

This position is fully remote or optionally in-person at our headquarters in Ithaca NY. This position may have on-call responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Contribute to an agile development team building high-performance services APIs and UIs to support production and distribution of the Ursa Space product line
Develop and implement robust data management strategies for large-scale spaceborne datasets ensuring efficient storage retrieval and maintenance of metadata
Develop and enhance data processing pipelines enabling efficient ingestion transformation and distribution of geospatial data
Support design and development of production geospatial intelligence algorithms and generate robust and efficient software implementations to run within a containerized software platform space
Contribute to User Experience (UX) design including mockups and marketing material
Work with the Software Team to plan groom estimate implement and test features in an iterative manner
Design and implement efficient modular well-documented and well-tested code
Stay up-to-date with new software development technologies and tools
Participate in design discussions and code reviews digesting and incorporating constructive criticism
Perform all other duties as assigned

Requirements

B.S. in Computer Science or other engineering discipline in which software development is a focus
10 years of industry experience in a software development role
Comfort and experience using AI-assisted tools for rapid development and testing
Experience in Javascript Python and CSS
In Javascript familiarity with the following frameworks: React Vite Material UI Redux Redux RTK Query
Familiarity with common AWS services (e.g. S3 Lambda ECS ECR DynamoDB)
Experience with software organizational tools and frameworks (e.g. Git Docker Anaconda virtual environments etc.)
Experience with microservice-based architectures and related design principles
Experience with both frontend and backend development including UI design
Organized and self motivated able to successfully work with a remote team
A creative intuitive and flexible mindset to approach complex problems and build innovative solutions.
A fast reliable internet connection if you are working remotely is a must

Preferred Skills

Experience in Java Maven and Terraform
RESTful services frameworks (e.g. Dropwizard) APIs
NoSQL and/or SQL databases (Mongo MySQL Postgres)
In Python familiarity with the following frameworks: Fast API uv pixi or conda Pandas/Polars
Experience in GIS tools and libraries
SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) understanding and experience
Prior experience deploying image and signal processing algorithms for various sensing modalities including SAR electro-optical imagery RF or others
Experience with federated architectures (search logistics e-Commerce)
Experience with customer-facing software products

Compensation

$140000 - $170000 relative to skills and experience

Location

We are headquartered in Ithaca NY and have a remote workforce in other locations throughout the United States.

Please note: applications without a relevant cover letter will not be your cover letter we would like to hear your personal voice and learn about your sincere interest in Ursa Space Systems.

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