Remote Software Engineer Capital One Jobs in Arizona

Company Overview

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 enjoy learning about and working with breakthrough technologies and are enthusiastic about working in the space industry, then you will be excited about the Senior Software Engineer opening with Iridium for a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. As the Senior Software Engineer, you will apply cutting edge technologies to lead complex design and development efforts, own significantcomponentsor services, and drive improvements to reliability, scalability, and security across space, ground, and cloud-enabled systems. This role is for you if you enjoy influencing technical direction,mentoringother engineers, and partnering cross-functionally to deliver mission-critical capabilities within a satellite ground operations environment.  

What You'll Do:

• Work independently to design and implementation for complex features, components, or services 
• Own technical execution and quality outcomes for assigned subsystems
• Drive best practices in CI/CD, automation, testing, and secure coding
• Lead root cause analysis for high-impact issues and implement preventive improvements
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and technical coaching
• Update issue/feature data in Atlassian Project/Software tracking tools
• Follow existing Iridium processes for Change Control, Prioritization, Risk Management, Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Management, Build and Test software deployments and use advanced knowledge to assist in development of process/procedure documentation materials
• Collaborate cross-functionally to shape requirements, interfaces, and technical plansEdit, 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 other engineering discipline
• 8+ years software programming experience on Agile based teams
• Strongproficiencyin one or more languages anddemonstratedability to learnnew technologiesquickly
• Experience designing scalable systems and improving performance, reliability, and maintainability
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound engineering judgment
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic
• Have confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team
• Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions
• Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others
• Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met 

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

• Experience with the following technologies:
  • Kubernetes / Docker / Podman / ArgoCD
  • CI/CD Pipelining (GitLab, JFrog Artifactory, BitBucket) 
  • Python / Java / C++ / Type Script / Perl
  • Atlassian management/software development tools: Jira / Git / Crucible / Confluence
  • Micro services architectures
  • Automated testing frameworks
  • Gov and non-Gov Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environments 

We'll also need you to:

• Work in the office at least 3 or more days a week to foster collaboration with the team and stakeholders
• Be a U.S. Citizen
• Be able to obtain and maintain U.S. Government security clearance 

Work Environment:

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.

We believe in-person connection drives innovation, strengthens mentorship, and builds culture, while flexibility enables employees to do their best work. Under Iridium's Hybrid Work Policy, employees are expected to work at least three days per week (approximately 60%) in an Iridium office to support collaboration, relationship-building, and professional growth.

 

Additional Information

This job description outlines the general nature and level of work for this role and is not a comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Employees may be assigned additional responsibilities as needed.

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Employment Type: FULL_TIME