Satellite Imagery Processing Pipeline - DevOps Engineer

Tokyo
Remote OK
Full-time
October 17, 2022

About the Role

Our clients need access to the most recent high-quality satellite imagery in order to accomplish their goals, whether that's identifying illegal logging operations, monitoring of natural disasters, determining the ideal time to harvest or fertilize a crop, or monitoring large-scale infrastructure development. Images are the core of the Axelglobe platform, and as a software engineer you will work to enable our client's success by making sure we can provide this data reliably and with minimal latency.

What would you do?

We are looking for a person with strong technical skills in Software Development and Cloud Computing.
As a member of the Data Team, your mission is to develop, monitor and optimize the distributed systems that form our data pipeline, which processes the raw images that we receive from our satellites into the final products that we deliver to clients in the Axelglobe platform.

What requirements should you meet?

Mandatory
- University degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience in developing, designing, maintaining and monitoring distributed systems in a production environment.
- Comfortable having in-depth technical conversations about current and past projects.
- Proficiency in Python.
- Experience designing and deploying cloud-based infrastructure on AWS or GCP.
- Knowledge of containerization technologies.
- Experience designing and maintaining databases with PostgreSQL or similar open-source RDBM systems.
- Ability to write, debug, optimize code, and automate routine tasks.
- Willingness to learn new skills.
- Strong communication skills in English with a willingness to learn the other.
Favorable
- Experience using IaC tools: Terraform, etc.
- Knowledge of geospatial data processing libraries, e.g., GDAL, rasterio.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines.

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About Axelspace

Axelspace is a pioneer in the micro-satellite industry. Founded in 2008, they want to democratize space technology for daily use.

They started their AxelGlobe business in 2015 to provide a new Earth observation infrastructure using micro-satellites. They also used the first mass-produced satellite production tech in Japan to launch 5 satellites from 2019 to 2021.

With their new service, “Axel Liner,” utilizing a small-satellite mass production system, they can use their satellite projects to support clients outside the space industry.

As the world faces pivotal stages in democratizing satellite development and satellite imagery, Axelspace is actively looking for people who want to take on the challenge of making a global impact with micro-satellite technology. If this is something that excites you, join Axelspace in making their vision of “Space within your reach” come true.