Software Engineer

We are looking for a Fullstack Engineer with a strong backend focus to join our team. This role prioritises backend expertise with the ability to contribute to frontend tasks, ensuring seamless client-server integration. As a Fullstack Engineer, you’ll be joining our team in Sydney and working closely with our Research & Development and product development functions. You’ll be applying your knowledge to build modern, responsive user interfaces and visualisations that can enhance HEO Inspect, HEO’s proprietary NEI data and insights platform. With years of experience in this domain, the HEO team will help you expand your knowledge and skills to flourish in this exciting role.

• →Design and development of new features on HEO's NEI data and insights web platform, HEO Inspect, with a focus on performance, user experience and interactivity.
• →Maintenance and development of cloud-based back-end services which focus on automating our operations in Space.
• →Work closely with HEO’s R&D team to productionise new algorithms that enhance our operations.
• →Work closely with HEO’s product, go-to-market and analyst personnel to ensure customer requirements are met through our web application, API, and bespoke system integrations.

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar field
• 4+ years of industry experience in developing web applications on the cloud
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong analytical & critical thinking skills and comfortable with experimenting to solve new challenges
• Extensive knowledge in:
  • Python and/or any Object Oriented Programming Language
  • Web Development (RestFul APIs, Django)
  • Experience in building end-to-end applications. End-to-end systems development (Including persistent storage) and deployment (CI/CD)
• Ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.

• Frontend Technologies (Typescript and React)
• Background knowledge of orbital dynamics, robotics and image processing is considered a plus
• AWS Services and Products or any cloud service experience
• AI tooling and knowledge
• Experience with monitoring and analytics for application performance/metrics

We value good space citizenship. We are passionate about responsible space custodianship, sustainability and trust. We believe that space should be easy and transparent. Our values help us to tackle some of the most complex issues in space for the benefit of all of humanity.

As a team, we are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment for employees from all backgrounds.

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance HEO and our culture. Research shows that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience. If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly or you don't meet all the skills, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and HEO. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process.

The successful candidate must be an Australian citizen and will be required to undergo a background check.

We kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies. HEO is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. The successful candidate will be required to submit to a background check. Please refer to our privacy policy regarding how your data will be handled: https://www.heospace.com/policy-html