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Senior Backend Engineer - Arlula at Black Nova Venture Capital Pty Ltd

Senior Backend Engineer - Arlula

Black Nova Venture Capital Pty Ltd · AU

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Senior Backend Engineer - Arlula

Black Nova Venture Capital Pty Ltd · AU

2 days ago
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About the Role

Design and ship systems that automate satellite operations, process vast geospatial datasets, and support real-world missions across defence, climate, and commercial domains. This role offers the opportunity to demonstrate insight, domain knowledge, technical expertise, and collaboration skills by working with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

  • Work with the team to maintain and consistently extend and update API design and implementations.
  • Ensure accuracy and ease of use of visual web interfaces by customers.
  • Assist in the design, planning, and implementation of new systems and platform features.
  • Advise 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 features to improve user experience and clarity.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience developing and maintaining scalable API-based web applications.
  • Experience leading teams of professionals with a mix of experience and domain backgrounds.
  • Deep experience with at least one statically typed programming language.
  • Robust knowledge of web application design patterns and their use.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Passion for the new space industry.
  • Curious and creative.
  • Enjoys problem solving.
  • Enjoys working in multidisciplinary fields.
  • Organized and able to lead.
  • A portfolio of prior works is preferred.
  • Qualifications in software, physics, mathematics, engineering, geography or other relevant fields may be an advantage.

Skills

  • Statically typed programming languages
  • Web application design patterns
  • Communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Go programming language (preferred)
  • Design patterns in data processing and management pipelines (preferred)
  • Geospatial programming with tools like GDAL and OGC Web APIs (preferred)
  • Server side rendering techniques for content servicing (preferred)

Location

  • Sydney
  • Darwin
  • Canberra

Work Type

  • Full Time

Experience Level

  • Senior
  • 6+ years

About the Company

  • Arlula is a fast-growing space technology startup building software infrastructure for the Earth Observation (EO) sector.
  • Thousands of customers use Arlula to manage satellite operations and build apps to monitor the planet from space.
  • The company is passionate about creating new commercial opportunities in the evolving commercial space industry.
  • Arlula works with international space agencies like NASA and ESA, and commercial satellite operators such as Vantor and Planet.
  • Customers use Arlula's solutions for constellation management and optimization, spatial data management, internal cataloguing, and derivation and analysis for agricultural and bushfire monitoring, insurance assessment, and journalism.