Software Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 18 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High value due to the impactful nature of the work, opportunities for full-stack development, and the potential to influence business operations significantly.
- High-impact position with ERP system involvement.
- Strong prospects for career advancement.
- Cross-department collaboration enhances learning.
- Some on-call duties may add pressure.
Pros
- Opportunity to work on a critical ERP system.
- Strong potential for professional growth in full-stack development.
- Collaborative environment with wide-ranging impact across teams.
Cons
- On-call responsibilities may increase stress.
- May require adjustments to rapidly evolving tech environments.
- Small team structure may mean less mentorship.
Who it's for
Mid-level • Hybrid / In-office
Good fit
- Mid-level developers looking to advance their careers.
- Tech professionals interested in ERP systems.
- Collaborative candidates who thrive in a team environment.
Not recommended for
- Beginner developers without full-stack experience.
- Individuals preferring isolated work.
- Candidates looking for rigid job roles.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
We’re looking for a full-stack developer to join our small team and help us build-out SRP, an internal ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system used to manage the design, fabrication, testing and eventual deployment of Spire’s satellites and ground stations.
You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact on this pivotal system as it scales-up to meet the challenges of our rapidly growing company. The features we build have a huge impact on a wide range of teams across the company, from Purchasing, Engineering and Manufacturing through to Launch and Ground Stations.
SRP is a Flask web-app using Python3 with a PostgreSQL database; Jinja2 templating, Bootstrap and jQuery are some of the technologies used at the front end.
Responsibilities
- Work with our users to gather requirements
- Design and implement new features based on those requirements
- Optimize and support existing functionality
- Plan and coordinate an incremental migration to newer technologies
- Maintain technical and user documentation
- Be on-call and provide support to users of the system (within work hours)
Basic Qualifications/Experience
- University degree in Computer Science or related field
- Professional software development experience
- Strong experience with an Object-Oriented programming language
- Experience of the full software development lifecycle
- Strong experience with relational databases
- Proven ability to work across multiple teams to gather requirements
- Solid Linux skills (command line, shell scripting etc)
- Familiarity with web frameworks (e.g. Flask, Django)
- Strong experience with JavaScript
Desired Qualifications/Experience
- Experience with Python
- Familiar with Docker, infrastructure as code, AWS and CI/CD tools
- Experience with automated testing
- Effective written communication
Global Perks
🛰️ Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)
🚀 Launch Attendance
🌴 Generous Time Off Policy
🎓 Education Assistance Program
🥰 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
📈 Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
👣 Family Leave
💪 Fitness Reimbursement
🧡 Employee Referral Program
🍉 Healthy snacks & beverages in every office
About Spire
We improve life on Earth with data from space.
Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, Spire’s data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth.
Spire is Global and our success draws upon the diverse viewpoints, skills and experiences of our employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.
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