Software Development Engineer

Company: Maxar Technologies
Location: Westminster
Posted on: July 2, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description Please review the job details below. Job Title: Staff Software Development Engineer Maxar is looking for an enthusiastic Staff Software Development Engineer to join its MGP integrations team, with a passion for solving complex problems with customer driven objectives and is willing to learn and develop the tools and technologies related to GIS applications. Our talented MGP integrations team at Maxar consists of full stack developers, Enterprise Architects and database experts who work closely together to build plugins, dashboards, tools and workflows for our Geospatial Products and Production systems supporting our internal and external stakeholders. Location: Westminster, CO Life with Us Your Project: This role would require the team member to be a quick learner and a senior contributor who would develop full stack solutions to enable and automate workflows within client-side software and also web based applications. You will contribute your expertise to develop front-end UI and also back-end architecture necessary to meet customer requirements. You will be responsible for gathering customer requirements, driving toward deadlines, collaborating with the eGIS DBA to build the add-ins for GIS applications. You would be occasionally tasked with upgrading the GIS environment and infrastructure maintenance and deployments. You will assist with training, documentation, and presentations related to custom solutions. Your Career: We are profoundly serious about professional development and continuing education at Maxar. We offer our team members with the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Our group has amazing resources to support learning and development. You will work with your manager to set goals and design a development plan to advance your career. Our team is full of talented individuals wearing many hats to accomplish our jobs effectively. We believe in supporting each other in our day-to-day tasks to ensure deadlines are met. We believe in trying creative solutions with cutting edge technology to push the envelope for geospatial solutions. We work in a highly collaborative environment striving toward the same goals. We work to grow ourselves and each other professionally. We encourage open-dialogue and to think outside the box. What We Offer: Time for dedicated professional development, peer group collaboration, hackathons, education reimbursement and student loan forgiveness. This position is hybrid with several days a week on-site with your colleagues in Westminster, CO. What you'll do day-to-day (with your colleagues): - Develop new ESRI/ QGIS related add-ins using the SDK, webapps and tools to support internal and external stake holders. - Adapt mission requirements to develop new tools, capabilities, or enhance/upgrade existing ones. - Incorporate customer feedback into software products. - Participate in code reviews to ensure quality. - Write and optimize ETLs in both Linux and Windows environments using scripting languages: Python and other ancillary languages with associated libraries. - Expand the company’s geospatial capabilities with open-source and cloud native services and software and integrate with other third party applications. - Develop tools or workflows to assist other production teams like Vivid, Tasking, Collection Planning and other Constellation Management teams. - Collaborate with other developers throughout the development process, both those on your immediate team and those on other teams that build supporting software. - Evolve your language skills by staying current with complementary programming languages, development methodologies, user interface design techniques, and database tools and technologies. Minimum requirements for this position: - Must be a U.S. citizen. - Bachelor’s degree in related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience. Desired degree’s include Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Geosciences, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry or a related field. - Minimum of 7 years of professional experience - 5 years of strong coding experience in Python, C#, Java, JavaScript - GIS experience and knowledge of raster & imagery - Experience with GIS technology in an operational environment via ESRI ArcPro, ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap and Catalog), or QGIS. Experience with Add-ins for QGIS/ESRI is a major plus. - Experience with AWS devops and automation tools (Docker, Kubernetes ) is required - Minimum 2 Years experience working in a cloud-based environment - Technical Skills: Proficient in SQL, database design, and data modeling. Experience with AWS CLI, SDKs, and CloudWatch. - Familiarity with writing complex queries using database languages. - Must be able to quickly shift priorities due to business and/or customer requests. - Ability to work in a geographically dispersed, collaborative team environment. Preferred Qualifications: - Master’s degree in related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience. - Desired degree’s include Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Science, - Information Systems, Software Engineering, Geosciences, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry or a related field - Knowledge of ArcGIS Enterprise; including ArcPro, ArcServer, and Portal - Devops experience in AWS Cloud Services: Airflow, Lambdas, EC2, S3, RDS, ELB, Kubernetes, AWS workspaces and automation - Understanding of commercial imagery and production workflows - Knowledge of AWS RDS, Snapshots, VPC migration, and partitioning - Experience writing high-quality and thorough documentation - Experience creating data visualization via dashboards, PPTs, Tableau - Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience - Strong troubleshooting skills - The ability to multi-task and function in a high stress environment In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range. ? The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $98,000.00 - $164,000.00 annually. For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. The date of posting can be found on Maxar’s Career page at the top of each job posting. To apply, submit your application via Maxar’s Career page. Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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