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We design, manufacture, and operate our own balloons, using the data they collect to generate otherwise unattainable weather intelligence.\nWe're hiring a Constellation Infrastructure Software Engineer to scale and build up the mission critical systems that drive our planetary nervous system. You will be responsible for building up robust infrastructure and applications that can handle business-critical needs around flight operations and automations, data processing, and other operational demands to scale up Atlas around the globe.\nWe are a small team handling all the software that keeps our entire constellation in the air. Development speed and robustness/security/stability are not mutually exclusive; we value pragmatic decisions, high autonomy, low egos, and a willingness to get your hands muddy in the dirt. This is a 24/7 uptime system and the heartbeat of the company. 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