(Senior) Developer

ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The incumbent will develop operational software components and solutions for SES to support their operations of the satellite fleet and ground station network.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

• Specify, design, develop, test and maintain operational software for orchestration, operations and administration of the SES satellite fleet and ground station network
• Develop and execute automated BDD (Behavior-driven development) testing to ensure the reliability and performance of software components.
• Support the transition of the new products into operations ensuring the proper tools and training are in place including life cycle support
• Automate the development lifecycle by employing Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD)

COMPETENCIES

• Solid foundation in computer science and a wide range of experience in many aspects of software develop-ment (design patterns, application development, network authentication, security systems, microservice ar-chitecture, layout technologies, browser testing and debugging, web development)
• System view (“full-stack”) and general understanding of satellite communication, or motivation to develop an understanding of the interactions between all the disciplines involved in this area (Satellite, Gateways, Platforms, Network)
• Ability to work within an Agile/Scrum ecosystem
• Willingness and proactivity to learn constantly, keep knowledge up to date with latest technologies.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Graduated in Computer Science or Software Engineering (Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree level)
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in back-end software technologies
• Proficient expertise working with Git
• Proficient in networking authentication and security for software systems
• Expertise in programming in at least two of the following languages (our current development is based on Go):
  • Go (mandatory)
  • Python
  • C/C++
  • Rust
  • Java
• Comfortable working with the following technologies and toolchains:
  • Linux OS
  • Familiarity with databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, NoSQL)
  • Interface layers: Kafka, REST, gRPC, ZMQ
  • TCP/IP networks
  • Web servers (e.g., Apache, NGINX)
  • Virtualized & containerized app deployments
• Understanding of cloud orchestration tools, technologies, and API standards (AWS, Azure, Google, Cloud, Kubernetes)