At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the transformation to autonomous space operations and set the technical vision.
- Company: Join Spire, a pioneering company revolutionising space technology.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team focused on innovation and excellence.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in modern space operations with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Strong software engineering background and leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 135000 - 165000 £ per year.
Spire is making a fundamental shift in how it operates its constellation. We are moving from a model where trained operators watch dashboards and upscale to experts, to one where the system is fully autonomous, self-healing, and data intelligent. This Director will lead that transformation. You will set the technical vision, define the architecture, build and inspire the team, and personally raise the standard for what modern space operations look like.
The old model relies on operators, escalations, manual processes, and institutional knowledge locked in the heads of a few experts. It does not scale and it does not belong in a modern space company. We know what we want to replace it with: SRE principles applied to a constellation, autonomous fault handling, AI-driven anomaly detection, low toil, high data quality, and continuous improvement baked into the system.
What This Role Is Not: This is not a role for someone who wants to graduate out of technical work. If your ideal week is back-to-back 1:1s, sprint ceremonies, and stakeholder syncs, this is not the right fit. We need a director who writes code, reviews architecture, challenges technical decisions, and earns the team's respect through demonstrated craft and not just tenure or title.
What You Will Work On:
- Technical Leadership
- Define and own the technical roadmap for autonomous constellation operations
- Set the architectural direction for the data platform, reliability systems, and automation infrastructure
- Stay hands-on: review code, prototype solutions, and get into the details when it matters
- Establish engineering standards across code quality, system design, testing, and observability, and hold the team to them
- Be the person engineers come to when the problem is genuinely hard
Wanted: Director of Software Engineering employer: Spire Global, Inc.
At Spire, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture. As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you will benefit from our commitment to employee growth through continuous improvement initiatives and access to cutting-edge technology in the aerospace sector. With a hybrid work model and a focus on diversity and inclusion, Spire offers a supportive environment where your contributions directly impact the quality of our operational processes and products.
