Role highlights:
- Software Engineer (Developer Enablement)
- Espoo, Uusimaa
- Permanent
- Hybrid
Who are we?
ICEYE is the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for Earth Observation, persistent monitoring, and natural catastrophe solutions; owning and operating the world's largest SAR constellation. ICEYE is headquartered in Finland and operates from five international locations with more than 600 employees from nearly 60 countries, inspired by the shared vision of improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.
Our satellites acquire images of Earth at any time – even when it’s cloudy or dark – providing commercial and government partners with unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities. Information derived from our SAR images helps customers make data-driven decisions to address time-critical challenges in various sectors, such as maritime, disaster management, insurance, and finance.
Our team is a tight-knit group of experts across many disciplines (e.g., engineering, software development, radar technology, etc.). We’re innovative, driven people who strive for excellence in everything we do. Teamwork, curiosity, and having fun are core values at ICEYE, and contribute to Making the Impossible possible!!
Why should you work for us?
ICEYE is at the cutting edge of new technology and we are continuing to build and operate our commercial constellation of SAR satellites. Working with ICEYE, you will be part of making the impossible possible, whilst shaping the Earth Observation industry. You will work with varied, diverse and engaged colleagues to further the ICEYE mission. At ICEYE we realise that without great people we can not succeed, therefore you will be an integral, valued and appreciated colleague, with the ability to directly shape the vision and direction of the business.
We actively support Continuous Professional Development, and will provide access to a range of avenues to allow you to succeed, including courses, training and attendance at conferences. ICEYE is a place where your development, your growth and your success is a priority.
About the role
As a Software Engineer (Developer Enablement), your job is to make sure that our developers can do their jobs effectively with very little friction between them and delivery to their customers.
You would leverage your knowledge of devops principles and tools to help give developers what they need in terms of infrastructure and resources without them having to be a devops engineer themselves. You would also be helping them understand the consequences and trade-offs of the decisions they’re making. You would be part of the team that manages the pipeline from the developer’s laptop to production.
Responsibilities:
- Maintaining and developing tooling and environments for developers to use as part of their development processes.
- Automation of deployments on the services level - GitOps approach.
- Participate in designing, implementing, and maintaining our on-premise products.
- Response and management of production incidents.
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers (mostly Software and Platform Engineers) to enable resource usage in diverse environments through suitable abstractions..
- Work with our customer deliveries team to make sure that the system gets delivered on time, as specified, and will be maintained.
- These duties will require you to be very hands-on, e.g. working directly with dev teams to help them move over to new ways of working.
- The responsibilities of this role are wide in the area of developer enablement and developer tooling. You will have wide liberty to assess where most impact can be delivered and then choose how to deliver that impact.
Qualifications:
- Demonstrable experience in maintenance and administration of production-grade Kubernetes clusters
- Familiarity with programming languages like Python or Go, coupled with the ability to debug code.
- Experience in DevOps and CI/CD implementation (deployments automation)
- Experience with Linux system administration in production.
- Understanding of microservice design and architectural patterns
- Experience in coding/scripting for automation (“Infrastructure as Code” -mindset).
- Familiarity with orchestration tools. e.g. Hashicorp Terraform, Packer, Ansible
- Experience with logging and monitoring solutions.
- Experience in building tooling to automate developer workflows.
- Emphasis of security in your actions.
- Ability to learn quickly both technical and business domains in an ever evolving startup environment.
- Strong English communication skills (our company’s official language is English)
- Good communication skills for clearly and concisely explaining issues, and establishing effective working relationships within our supportive distributed team.
- Ability to multitask, work both independently and collaboratively within our well-established team, and adapt easily to evolving priorities and schedules.
Preferred skills and experience:
- Holding any Kubernetes certification will be a plus.
- Good general understanding of software development practices (e.g. The Twelve Factor App).
- Quality Assurance skills.
- A background in earth observation, satellites or ground stations will be a plus.
- Hands-on experience with Istio or other service mesh will be a plus.
- Hands-on experience with LGMT Monitoring stack will be a plus.
- A job that matters in a dynamic Earth Observation environment with a scale-up approach
- An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
- Occupational healthcare, occupational, and accident insurance
- A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, bike benefit, wellness, lunch, etc.)
- Phone subscription with iPhone of choice
- Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support)
- Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
- Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enable you to focus
- A wide variety of the best coffee, tea, snacks, and sweets to accompany your daily space mission
Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO)
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
At ICEYE, we believe that diversity isn't just a buzzword – it's our greatest asset.
We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every voice is not only heard but celebrated. We know that diverse perspectives breed innovation and creativity, which is why we actively seek out individuals from all walks of life, backgrounds, and experiences.
Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table. Join us and be part of a team where differences are not only embraced but cherished, because together, we're stronger.
Apply now to start your ICEYE journey, and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com
