Radar Software Engineer
Why LeoLabs?
At LeoLabs, we're building the living map of activity in space. Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO). Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions.
We're not just building technology, we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, LeoLabs is a trusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations.
If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here.
We are currently looking for a Radar Software Engineer to support our growing team. Our Radar Systems group develops, maintains, and operates advanced software for phased array radars. This role would be responsible for many areas of our software stack at our radars including, but certainly not limited to, deploy infrastructure, monitoring stack, real-time GPU processing software, and test infrastructure.
Why This Role Matters:
Your work directly impacts mission-critical radar systems that support national security, commercial space operations, and global space safety by enabling precise detection, tracking, and analysis of objects in space.
Daily work focuses on software development in the following key areas:
Software Development & System Reliability
Build out tests and observability tooling (logs, metrics, alerts)
Improve unit test speed and parallelization
Simplify and document local unit test execution for all team members
Develop and integrate system/integration tests into the automated testing pipeline
Rewrite and harden the radar deployment system for robustness, speed, and reliability
Maintain CI pipelines and GitHub Actions workflows for the radar software stack
Build and maintain a Radar team operational dashboard
Infrastructure & Data
Develop new data plotting and file writing utilities for data output
Benchmark and analyze Linux system tuning for real-time radar applications
Improve configuration management system
Required Skills & Experience
Strong proficiency in Python for services, tooling, and automation
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Solid understanding of software testing practices
Experience with REST API design and implementation
Ability to work effectively across software, infrastructure, and operations teams
Minimum Qualifications
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. personnel security clearance
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, plus 3+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
Experience with database systems (SQL and/or NoSQL), query writing, and schema design
Demonstrated experience improving developer experience: test infrastructure, local dev tooling, or deployment automation
Additional Skills (Preferred)
Experience with cloud platforms and SRE/DevOps practices
Proficiency in Linux system administration and performance tuning
Dashboard and data visualization development
Experience with high-performance or real-time Linux systems tuning (IRQ affinity, CPU isolation, kernel parameters)
Background in observability tooling: structured logging, distributed tracing, alerting
Perks and Benefits
Global workforce: flexible remote/hybrid opportunities
Work on complex, meaningful missions with real-world impact
Unlimited paid time off for most roles
Competitive salary and equity packages
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
Access to the forefront of commercial space operations and defense innovation
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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At LeoLabs, we're building the living map of activity in space. Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO). Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions.
We're not just building technology, we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, LeoLabs is a trusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations.
If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here.
We are currently looking for a Radar Software Engineer to support our growing team. Our Radar Systems group develops, maintains, and operates advanced software for phased array radars. This role would be responsible for many areas of our software stack at our radars including, but certainly not limited to, deploy infrastructure, monitoring stack, real-time GPU processing software, and test infrastructure.
Why This Role Matters:
Your work directly impacts mission-critical radar systems that support national security, commercial space operations, and global space safety by enabling precise detection, tracking, and analysis of objects in space.
Daily work focuses on software development in the following key areas:
Software Development & System Reliability
Build out tests and observability tooling (logs, metrics, alerts)
Improve unit test speed and parallelization
Simplify and document local unit test execution for all team members
Develop and integrate system/integration tests into the automated testing pipeline
Rewrite and harden the radar deployment system for robustness, speed, and reliability
Maintain CI pipelines and GitHub Actions workflows for the radar software stack
Build and maintain a Radar team operational dashboard
Infrastructure & Data
Develop new data plotting and file writing utilities for data output
Benchmark and analyze Linux system tuning for real-time radar applications
Improve configuration management system
Required Skills & Experience
Strong proficiency in Python for services, tooling, and automation
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Solid understanding of software testing practices
Experience with REST API design and implementation
Ability to work effectively across software, infrastructure, and operations teams
Minimum Qualifications
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. personnel security clearance
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, plus 3+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
Experience with database systems (SQL and/or NoSQL), query writing, and schema design
Demonstrated experience improving developer experience: test infrastructure, local dev tooling, or deployment automation
Additional Skills (Preferred)
Experience with cloud platforms and SRE/DevOps practices
Proficiency in Linux system administration and performance tuning
Dashboard and data visualization development
Experience with high-performance or real-time Linux systems tuning (IRQ affinity, CPU isolation, kernel parameters)
Background in observability tooling: structured logging, distributed tracing, alerting
Perks and Benefits
Global workforce: flexible remote/hybrid opportunities
Work on complex, meaningful missions with real-world impact
Unlimited paid time off for most roles
Competitive salary and equity packages
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
Access to the forefront of commercial space operations and defense innovation
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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