Software Engineer

Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality.

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person,  forge the future with Voyager.

Voyager Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team of machine learning engineers, software developers, and algorithm developers developing software for geospatial analytics, with an emphasis on exploitation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery.

The Software Engineer for Voyager Technologies is responsible for designing and developing software systems that process, manage, and visualize large-scale geospatial datasets to support critical capabilities for U.S. government and other customers.

In this role, the essential functions are:

Design, implement, and own software systems for processing, managing, and distributing geospatial data, with an emphasis on SAR imagery

Build scalable data pipelines and backend services supporting geospatial data workflows

Develop tools and services for geospatial visualization, analysis, and data distribution

Design and implement database architectures, schemas, and data models supporting geospatial datasets

Contribute to system architecture decisions, including service design, data pipelines, and software infrastructure

Integrate geospatial services and APIs into operational software systems

Collaborate with algorithm developers and data scientists to translate research capabilities into production software

Participate in code reviews, testing, debugging, performance optimization, and software integration

Contribute to documentation, configuration management, and software delivery processes

The position is part of the Software Engineering department based in El Segundo, CA. This role is onsite based in El Segundo, CA.

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Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance as a condition of continued employment

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field with 5+ years of professional software development experience

OR

MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field with 3+ years of professional software development experience

Academic background or foundational training in physics, enabling effective bridging of the gap between software engineering and the physical realities of advanced sensing technologies

Strong programming skills in Python

Experience developing software in Linux environments

Experience with modern software development practices including version control, debugging tools, and collaborative development workflows

Demonstrated track record of independently ideating, proposing, prototyping, and implementing, and fully integrating software solutions that directly improve internal efficiencies, result in new capabilities, and/or otherwise directly impact the bottom line

Preferred Qualifications:

Active Top Secret/SCI clearance

Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field

Experience developing software for geospatial data processing, remote sensing systems, or large-scale geospatial datasets

Experience designing and implementing database architectures, schemas, and data models, particularly for geospatial or large-scale datasets (e.g., PostGIS or similar technologies)

Experience designing scalable software architectures, including distributed systems, service-based systems, or large data processing pipelines

Experience building and maintaining geospatial services and APIs, including standards such as WMS/WFS or other network-based data services

Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

Experience deploying applications in cloud environments such as AWS

Familiarity with geospatial analysis and…