Senior Software Engineer

Join Relative Dynamics as a Senior Software Engineer in Sioux Falls, SD. This onsite, full-time role focuses on architecting, developing, and modernizing large-scale remote sensing and data processing systems for Landsat and Earth science missions, in partnership with the USGS EROS Center. Expect a collaborative environment that prioritizes curiosity, technical excellence, and meaningful impact, with opportunities to shape mission-critical pipelines used by the scientific and geospatial communities.

Benefits

• Competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package
• Medical, dental, vision and life/disability insurance
• Vacation and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k with company match
• Employee referral program
• Community involvement investing and giving back to the community

Responsibilities

• Develop mission-critical software used by scientists and geospatial professionals
• Lead modernization efforts for high-visibility, high-volume Earth observation pipelines
• Collaborate with engineers, scientists, and stakeholders across USGS and NASA
• Apply and expand expertise with modern cloud, software engineering, and geospatial technologies
• Operate within a culture that emphasizes curiosity, technical excellence, and meaningful impact
• Lead design, development, and implementation of complex software systems and components
• Define and maintain overarching architecture and technical strategy across projects
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Scientists, and project leadership to align requirements, design, and delivery
• Ensure engineering practices meet enterprise standards, security requirements, and best practices
• Drive software planning, including requirements analysis, effort estimation, and risk assessment
• Oversee and contribute to detailed design documentation, implementation, and integration activities
• Lead advanced software testing strategies, including automated, integration, and performance testing
• Develop, review, and approve test plans, procedures, and verification reports
• Submit, analyze, and manage configuration and change requests under formal configuration management processes
• Conduct and lead peer reviews of designs, code, and documentation
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers, promoting strong engineering practices and growth
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development workflows, automation, and DevSecOps practices

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline; Master’s degree preferred
• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Proven experience designing and delivering complex, mission-critical systems
• Experience supporting distributed or cloud-native architectures is strongly preferred
• 3+ years of continuous U.S. residency to meet Government Security credential requirements
• Ability to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation for facility access
• Strong leadership, communication, and technical decision-making skills
• Deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and modern engineering practices
• Expertise with Python and/or C/C++, with strong software design and debugging skills
• Experience developing applications on Unix/Linux platforms
• Advanced experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and database design
• Strong understanding of version control and change management (Git)
• Experience integrating with large-scale data systems or processing pipelines
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team

Technologies

• Python, C, C++, Unix/Linux, PostgreSQL, Git
• Docker, Kubernetes, S3, EC2, EKS, ECR, Lambda
• Perl, Java

Who You Are

• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
• A quick learner who is always ready to gain depth of knowledge
• A reliable worker who shows up when it counts
• Collaborative, positive, and team-oriented in approach
• Able to plan and execute across multiple teams
• Effective written and verbal communicator