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For more than 20 years, Iridium has powered mission-critical communications for governments, businesses, aviation, maritime, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things.\nNow part of Iridium, Aireon is the world’s only space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time visibility of aircraft over oceans, the poles, and remote regions. Together, Iridium and Aireon are helping build a safer, more connected, and more efficient future for global aviation.\nJoin our team and help shape how the world stays connected. We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact.\nWhat We’re Looking For:\nIf you are an experienced software developer with 8+ years of experience in software engineering and enterprise architecture, then you will be excited about the Senior Software Design Engineer opening with Aireon on our Product Development team. As a Senior Software Design Engineer, you’ll be responsible for identifying and autonomously implementing ideas and solutions in support of designing new software products at the forefront of the aviation surveillance industry. In this role, you will focus primarily on owning technical solutioning from prototype through production implementation, evaluating architectural tradeoffs, and providing technical leadership to software engineers. You will thrive in this role if you are passionate about building scalable, maintainable, and production-ready solutions, and excel at making sound technical decisions in ambiguous situations.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nCollaborate with product owners and aviation experts to develop rapid prototypes and guide solutions from concept through production \nOwn technical solutioning from prototype through production implementation, including participating directly in development, testing, deployment, and production troubleshooting \nEvaluate architectural tradeoffs and document technical decisions through ADRs, diagrams, prototypes, benchmarks, and other appropriate artifacts \nWork with Requirements Engineers to develop detailed agile user stories and validation criteria \nProvide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and architectural guidance \nLead software design decisions across all levels of development, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and production-ready \nDemonstrate advanced knowledge of enterprise design patterns and Well-Architected Framework to drive sound technical decisions \nWhat You’ll Need to Succeed:\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field \n8+ years of relevant experience in software development and architecture \nExcellent 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 \nHave confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team \nPossess 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 \nBe proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others \nCapable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met \nStrong hands-on C# .NET development experience with object-oriented programming and design patterns \nExperience designing event-driven architectures and asynchronous messaging systems \nSkilled at designing and operating production workloads in a public cloud environment, preferably Azure \nExperience with Kubernetes, microservices, and developing containerized applications \nExperience with SQL and NoSQL databases and query optimization \nExperience with distributed computing \nAbility to make sound technical decisions in ambiguous situations and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams \nExcellent teamwork and problem-solving skills \nThings That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:\nExperience working in regulated, safety-critical environments \nExperience using AI code assistants effectively to accelerate delivery while actively elevating code quality, security, and maintainability \nProficiency with additional programming languages such as Python, Go, JavaScript, or Node.js \nExperience deploying data streaming solutions using tools like Kafka, NATS.io, or Solace \nDemonstrated experience developing cloud solutions following the Well-Architected Framework \nSuccessful working experience with Agile Scrum \nWorking experience with cybersecurity standards and practices (e.g., NIST SP 800) \nWork Environment:\nThis 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.\nWe 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 four days per week (approximately 80%) in an Iridium office to support collaboration, relationship-building, and professional growth.\nAdditional Information\nThis 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.\nBase Pay Range: $120,000 - $165,000 USD\nActual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors and this range represents an estimate of compensation at the time of posting. 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