About Aalyria:
Aalyria is a leading technology company that supplies laser communications technology and temporospatial software-defined networking software platforms to the aerospace industry. With technology acquired from Google, Aalyria is at the forefront of innovation in the field of satellite and airborne mesh networks, as well as cislunar and deep space communications. We are revolutionizing the orchestration and management of planetary mesh networks using any radio or optical spectrum, any orbit and any hardware across land, sea, air and space.
Role Overview:
As a Backend Software Engineer for Spacetime, you will be part of the UK R&D team to support the development of new and innovative features. You will work with other software engineers to evolve the Spacetime platform and build features that solve impactful problems for our customers and partners that will change how communication networks are operated around the world. As more and more data gets transmitted through satellite communications, Spacetime is critical to ensuring data efficiently and effectively arrives at its intended destination. The ideal candidate should have experience building distributed systems with cloud technologies and solutions to networking, storage, queueing and other systems challenges.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain the Spacetime platform and APIs using C++, Golang, Java, gRPC, and Protocol Buffers
- Build a scalable and distributed system on Kubernetes
- Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
- Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve legacy applications
- Collaborate with Front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server side logic
- Gather and address technical and design requirements
- Follow emerging technologies
- Create and deliver technical content, including documentation, tutorials and sample code, to assist developers and customers in understanding and utilizing Spacetime
- Assist the onboarding process for new customers, providing guidance and support to ensure successful integration of their existing and future systems
- Optimizing the performance of applications for full-scale production deployments
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field
- Strong technical communication skills, and ability to communicate across multiple functions.
- High-curiosity for both business and technology strategies, processes, and objectives (pushing past surface-level understanding to gain a granular command of different ecosystems)
- Experience working with customers/end-users answering questions and coming up with creative solutions
- A strong desire to pitch and sell our amazing technology!
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience designing and implementing scalable and distributed microservice and/or event-driven software architectures
- Experience writing scalable software, bolstered with unit and integration testing, leveraging language-specific strengths (e.g. concurrency control), integrating it with various CNCF technologies, and containerising it
- Experience with software-defined networking platforms
- Familiarity with wireless communications standards and networking protocols (e.g. 3GPP, SD-WAN, SR-MPLS, SRv6, etc.)
- Experience creating technical content such as documentation, tutorials, or blog posts
- Experience with cloud platforms and services such as Google Cloud Platform or AWS
What We Offer:
- Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including a Pension Plan, private health insurance covering medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents, and the opportunity to earn equity in the company.
- Innovative Environment: Be part of a forward-thinking startup that is shaping the future of satellite communications.
- Impactful Work: Work on cutting-edge technology that has a global impact and drives real-world change.
- Growth Opportunities: Take advantage of career growth opportunities and professional development in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
- Culture: Join a collaborative and inclusive team where your contributions are valued.
- Flexibility: Collaborate, work, and get things done with flexible working hours and remote work options.
If you are a passionate and driven Software Engineer with a strong focus on Developer Relations and customer onboarding, ready to engage with developers, promote Spacetime, and ensure a successful developer and customer experience, Aalyria is the perfect place for you. Apply today and join our team of innovative professionals.
Work Requirements:
Aalyria is unable to sponsor UK work visas at this time.
Work Location:
Remote working within the UK.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:
Aalyria is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under UK law. We encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply and strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive.
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