Senior Flight Platform Software Engineer (Space)

TL;DR

Senior Flight Platform Software Engineer (Space): Building and optimizing mission-critical flight platform software for software-defined satellites with an accent on real-time embedded systems, distributed autonomy, and robust architecture. Focus on designing secure, high-performance software for limited compute resources and contributing to the evolution of engineering processes.

Location: Hybrid role. Company is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland with a subsidiary in Bariloche, Argentina. Relocation support provided for integration into Finland or Argentina.

Company

hirify.global builds the foundation for next-generation space applications by transforming satellites into intelligent, interconnected platforms defined by software.

What you will do

• Specify, design, implement, build, and verify Mission Critical Flight Platform Software aligned with hirify.global’s software‑defined satellite philosophy.
• Perform thorough code reviews and contribute to architectural and design decision‑making of software.
• Contribute and support tool and infrastructure development and the engineering process evolution of the software team.
• Support mentorship of junior engineers, enhancing technical growth and capability within the team.
• Communicate effectively with systems and test teams to troubleshoot defects and accelerate software integration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in embedded systems, distributed systems, or mission‑critical software.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded or real-time software.
• Demonstrated expertise in core software engineering practices, including system architecture, code reviews, static analysis, CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and observability/logging.
• Solid knowledge of real-time systems, including scheduling, interrupts, concurrency, and determinism.
• Experience with spacecraft software, satellite operations, or aerospace systems.
• Understanding of networking protocols, inter-process communication, or distributed autonomy.
• Experience with security-focused software development for mission-critical systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Challenging but rewarding environment where your ideas will be heard.
• Ambitious and supportive network of people motivated to change the space industry.
• Inclusive, dynamic environment where equality and diversity are fostered.
• Benefits such as lunch vouchers, events, parties, occupational health care, and additional health insurance.
• Opportunity to participate in various company activities like runOrbit, climbOrbit, ping pong, or board games.
• Relocation and integration support into the society of the country you are moving into.