Principal Engineer, Software

SES Space & Defense is a trusted partner ensuring mission success for our customers by blanketing the globe with multi orbit end to end satellite and technology solutions which provide reliable, secure, and high bandwidth connectivity. The Principal Software Engineer is responsible for shaping the technical direction and ensuring successful delivery of high-quality software solutions within a highly collaborative agile software development environment.

Requirements

• US Citizenship with the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related technical work experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience in applications development, design and deployment
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal with the ability to clearly translate technical concepts to non-technical users
• Ability to develop applications in multiple system architectures
• Expertise with multiple programming languages which must include modern JavaScript frameworks in Typescript (React, Angular) and Python
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) stages
• Expertise in SOLID principles and software design patterns
• Expertise in data engineering concepts of SQL, ETL, data warehousing and data streaming
• Development & Deployment experience with Docker or Kubernetes
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures
• Strong knowledge of secure development best practices

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer