Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Job Locations

US-VA-Reston | US-AZ-Chandler

Job ID

2025-4597

Category

Engineering

Worker Category

Regular Full-Time[F]

Company Overview

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium's unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

What We're Looking For :

If you enjoy learning about and working with breakthrough technologies and are enthusiastic about working in the space industry, then you will be excited about the Senior Software Engineer opening with Iridium for a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. As the Senior Software Engineer within the Ground Systems Development team, you will apply cutting edge technologies to rapidly develop and deploy ground system operations and user service capabilities within a satellite operations environment . Additionally, the Senior Software Engineer will identify and autonomously implement ideas / solutions within the larger development team to support cross-functional efforts across all areas of ground system software development .

What You'll Do :

Work independently to develop and enhance ground system software to meet the requirements of the SDA project

• Develop optimized code for both scalability and performance
• Work within the Agile / Scrum framework for software development (Atlassian tool suite desired)
• Create or maintain build environments for software products
• Play a key role in planning and executing software releases per stakeholder / program schedules and budgets
• Update issue / feature data in Atlassian Project / Software tracking tools
• Follow existing Iridium processes for Change Control, Prioritization, Risk Management, Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Management, Build and Test software deployments and use advanced knowledge to assist in development of process / procedure documentation materials
• Edit, structure and present data, concepts and arguments clearly and succinctly through briefings and documentation
• Respond to questions within scope from stakeholders, as appropriate

What You'll Need to Succeed :

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Work Environment :

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.