Software Engineer (Orbit Determination Team)

Role highlights:

• Software Engineer
• Location: Espoo, Finland / Warsaw, Poland
• Department: Spacecraft Analysis, Orbit and Attitude Control
• Reports to: Engineering Lead, Orbit Determination
• Employment type: Permanent
• Workplace model: Hybrid
• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)

Why this role matters:

As a Software Engineer, you’ll ensure that high-accuracy orbit determination products are continuously available to internal and external customers. Your work directly supports the precise tracking and prediction of ICEYE’s satellite fleet, enabling reliable mission planning, satellite operations, and delivery of time-critical Earth Observation data to customers worldwide.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of software and flight dynamics engineers building and operating a critical software service that computes where our satellites have been and where they are going. By combining robust distributed systems engineering with astrodynamics, you will help translate complex physical constraints into reliable, automated software solutions that operate in both cloud and on-prem environments.

Who We Are

ICEYE delivers space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to governments and allied nations. This includes sovereign and turnkey ISR missions leveraging ICEYE’s world-leading synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, as well as access to data from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation. These capabilities enable partners to detect and respond to critical changes anywhere on Earth with unprecedented speed and accuracy, day or night and in any weather, supported by ultra high-resolution imagery and high-frequency revisits.

As a trusted partner for defense, intelligence, security, and maritime domain awareness, ICEYE’s near real-time data creates a tactical advantage for mission-critical operations. Designed for dual use, the platform also serves civil protection and commercial users for natural-catastrophe intelligence, insurance, maritime monitoring including oil-spill detection, and finance, contributing to global security and community resilience.

ICEYE is headquartered in Finland and operates globally across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We have more than 900 employees, united by a shared vision: improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.

Your day-to-day responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain orbit determination software used to track ICEYE’s satellite fleet and model the evolution of position and velocity over time
• Build and ship production-ready software services running in containerized on-prem and cloud environments
• Own, monitor, and debug operational issues across the full software lifecycle, from development to production
• Collaborate with software and flight dynamics engineers to balance high-fidelity state estimation with high availability and low-latency data delivery

What we’re looking for

Must haves:

• 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering software systems in containerized environments
• Strong experience with Python and Java or Kotlin in production systems
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and automated testing practices
• Experience designing and maintaining REST APIs and working with databases for timely data storage and retrieval
• Practical familiarity with cloud and infrastructure technologies such as AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tools
• Ability to communicate complex software concepts clearly to multidisciplinary stakeholders

Nice to haves:

• Experience with time-series databases such as TimescaleDB or InfluxDB
• Knowledge of state estimation principles such as Kalman filtering, state propagation, and statistical analysis
• Experience designing and operating high-availability services and using monitoring tools such as Grafana or Datadog

Application Process

• Talent Attraction screening
• Hiring Manager interview, 60 minutes
• Task and technical interview, 60 minutes
• Onsite technical team workshop, 90 minutes
• Onsite individual behavior and mindset interview, 60 minutes

Working at ICEYE

At ICEYE, you’ll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win.

How We Work (Our Values)

Make the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.

• Be curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully, and think critically. Understand the why behind decisions.
• See the big picture: Stay close to what’s happening across the company so you can make better decisions. Consider how your work affects others.
• Drive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety, invite different perspectives, and build inclusive teams. There are no bad questions.
• Act as one team: We win together. We match tasks to the right owner and stay agile as priorities shift.
• Have fun: What we do matters and it should be enjoyable. Celebrate progress, take pride in results, and share the wins.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing, at work and beyond. We keep improving them based on employee feedback, and offerings vary by location. Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We want ICEYE to be a place where people can be themselves and do great work. Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, which is why we work to create an environment where people feel included, respected, and able to speak up. Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table.

We’re committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us and we will do our best to help.

Apply now to start your ICEYE journey and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com.