Senior Backend Engineer

About the Company

Arlula is a fast growing space technology startup building software infrastructure for the Earth Observation (EO) sector. We work with a range of international space agencies including NASA and ESA, as well as commercial satellite operators, to enable monitoring of our planet from space.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and extend API design and implementations
• Assist in the design, planning, and implementation of new systems and platform features
• Advice and mentor other developers and team members
• Liaise with and mentor internal and external research partners to enhance geospatial technologies
• Collaborate in review and remediation of platform features to improve user experience

Requirements

• 6+ years experience developing and maintaining scalable API based web applications
• Experience leading teams of professionals with diverse backgrounds
• Deep experience with at least one statically typed programming language
• Robust knowledge of web application design patterns
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the Go programming language
• Deep understanding of data processing and management pipelines
• Familiarity with geospatial programming tools like GDAL and OGC Web APIs
• Knowledge of server side rendering techniques