Software Engineer – Space Domain Awareness

Overview

In this role you will design, develop and integrate software for SDA-related projects, supporting space surveillance and traffic management initiatives. You join a multidisciplinary UK team in a fast-paced, delivery-driven environment. You will build Java micro-services and RESTful APIs, implement automated tests, and collaborate across engineering and customer-facing stakeholders. The work blends innovation with mission-critical systems, with security clearance considerations.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working model
• 8 weeks per year teleworking
• Health insurance
• pension scheme
• free fruit and coffee
• discount on brands

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Java micro-services in an agile setting
• Develop and evolve RESTful APIs using OpenAPI and JSON
• Implement automated tests across levels to ensure robust delivery
• Integrate software components such as databases, workflow/orchestration and messaging
• Assist troubleshooting, defect resolution and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with engineers, testers and stakeholders, including work at customer premises

Key requirements

• Experience working on agile projects
• Proficient in Java
• Knowledge of automated testing
• Strong experience in development and automated testing of Java micro-services
• Recent experience developing RESTful APIs using OpenAPI and JSON
• Excellent teamworking and communication skills
• Pragmatic, adaptable and delivery-focused
• UK national with ability to obtain security clearance (SC or above)

• teamworking
• communication
• pragmatism
• Spring / Spring Boot
• PostgreSQL
• Java Persistence API (JPA)

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