Frontend Software Engineer

Frontend Software Engineer

About Ursa Space Systems

Ursa Space Systems is building ground-breaking solutions to deliver global intelligence to organizations worldwide. Through our network of satellite based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensors, in combination with Electro-Optical (EO), Radio Frequency sensors (RF), and various third-party data sources Ursa Space detects real-time changes in the physical world. In combination with our team’s geospatial experience and strong custom services, we enable organizations to access and extract information from satellite imagery and analytic results with no geographic, political, or weather-related limitations. 

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 will report to the Director of Software Engineering. This position is fully remote, or optionally in-person at our headquarters in Ithaca, NY.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to an agile development team building high-performance services, APIs, and UIs to support production and distribution of the Ursa product line
• Assist with integrating third party authentication and payment services
• Work with Product Owners, UX designers, and other team members to translate requirements and hi-fi mockups into reusable UI components for our applications
• Proactively solicit feedback from end users to influence feature development
• Generate rapid prototypes of third-party integrations early in the design phase to determine feasibility and optimal approach
• 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
• Support the product development team to implement customer requirements
• Stay up-to-date with new software development technologies and tools
• Stay up-to-date with current UX best practices and trends
• 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
• 3-5+ years of industry experience in a software development role
• Experience in Javascript and CSS
• In Javascript, familiarity with the following frameworks: React, Vite, Material UI, Redux, Redux RTK Query 
• UI/UX Design (Figma)
• Security best practices
• 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

• Python programming skills, with experience in APIs and web services
• Familiarity with Amazon CloudFront and AWS (e.g., Lambda, Step functions, and RDS)
• RESTful services, frameworks (e.g., Dropwizard), APIs
• NoSQL and/or SQL databases (Mongo, MySQL, Postgres)
• Experience with software organizational tools and frameworks(e.g. Git, Docker, Anaconda, virtual environments, etc.)
• SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) understanding and experience
• Experience in GIS tools and libraries
• Enthusiasm for designing and implementing AI-driven solutions
• Prior experience deploying image and signal processing algorithms for various sensing modalities, including SAR, electro-optical imagery, RF, or others

• Hybrid or Remote. Required attendance at mandatory Ursa meetings at Headquarters in Ithaca, NY when necessary (typically 2–3 times per year).

• $110,000 – $140,000, relative to skills and experience

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