Software Engineer II

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium's unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

What We're Looking For:

If you're a talented and motivated software developer with 2 or more years of experience and are seeking to take your skills to the next level, Iridium has a position on our innovative Ground Development team for you! As a Software Engineer II you'll have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in software development and maintenance for critical areas such as Iridium's Ground Control and Satellite Data Products packaging applications. In this role, you'll be responsible for autonomously completing routine tasks that provide significant value to the team, supporting all areas of software development within the Satellite Operations and Engineering Development teams. If you're passionate about software development and want to work with a collaborative team of engineers, then we encourage you to apply today!

What You'll Do:

Customer oriented and responsive to agile Sprint and Kanban boards
• Follow existing Iridium processes for Change Control, Prioritization, Risk Management, COTS Management, Build and Test software deployments and use knowledge to assist in development of process/procedure documentation materials
• Work with team members to develop optimized code for both scalability and performance
• Work within the Agile/Scrum framework for SW development (Atlassian tool suite)
• Create and maintain Ground Software build environments and ongoing code base
• Work within team objectives to plan and execute software releases per stakeholder/program schedules and budgets
• Update issues/features/bug data in Atlassian Project/Software tracking tools
• Respond to questions (within scope) from stakeholders
• Edit, structure, and present data, concepts and arguments clearly and succinctly, through briefings and documentation

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, or related engineering discipline
• Minimum of 2 years' software programming experience
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly present information and ideas to others
• Have confidence and be able to easily build meaningful relationships with your manager and members of your team
• Must be able to prioritize your tasks, be self-aware enough to identify and correct mistakes, and not be afraid to ask for help when needed
• Be active in seeking out ways to improve yourself and gain new knowledge, and be enthusiastic in sharing knowledge with others
• Have a positive attitude to take on ever increasing S/W development tasks, build stable working relationships, and participate in broader team initiatives
• Passion for working in a team driven environment consisting of operators, SW testers, senior developers, and system engineers
• Strong work ethic
• Familiarity with coding and scripting languages with a willingness to continuously learn and enhance skills
• Experience working with different databases
• Willingness to learn and work with numerous COTS package

Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:

• Experience with the following technologies is strongly desired:
• Java ( Spring Boot) / Java Script / Python / Perl
• JSON / XML
• Node.js / Apache Web Server
• Linux based environments and bash shell scripting

• Working knowledge or willingness to learn the following technologies is desired:
• Visual Studio / JetBrains IntelliJ IDE
• Kubernetes / Docker / Podman / ArgoCD
• MongoDB / SQL Databases
• RESTful / HTTP / ELK or similar / WebSockets
• Atlassian management software suite: Jira / Bitbucket / Crucible / Confluence
• GitLab / Conan / Artifactory
• C++
• CI/CD processes and automation

We'll also need you to:

• US Citizenship is required
• Ability to work in the office at least 3 days a week to foster collaboration with the team and stakeholders ( Chandler, AZ )

Work Environment:

This position primarily works in the company office or in a home office. The position is largely sedentary with the majority of the position sitting in a chair and working with a computer. The role uses basic office equipment including a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a protected veteran. EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability and other protected categories.