Geospatial Software Engineer (f/m/x)
Summary
This role involves planning and ordering commercial satellite imagery, developing data acquisition strategies, and building tools to support infrastructure monitoring solutions. The engineer will use Python and geospatial libraries, working with satellite data providers and internal teams.
Plan and order commercial satellite imagery from optical, SAR, thermal and elevation providers.
Develop data acquisition strategies that balance coverage, quality, timeline and cost.
Design and coordinate large-scale tasking campaigns.
Translate customer and product requirements into feasible acquisition plans.
Act as technical contact for satellite data providers and platform partners.
Build tools and dashboards that support acquisition planning.
Keep documentation on providers, data products and workflows up to date.
Communicate with internal teams and external partners, acting as technical contact for satellite data providers and internal stakeholders.
Degree in geoinformatics, remote sensing, geodesy, computer science or a related field.
Hands-on experience with commercial Earth observation data and satellite tasking.
Good understanding of EO satellite tasking and image products.
Strong Python skills, ideally with geospatial libraries.
Solid knowledge of geospatial data formats and coordinate reference systems.
Familiarity with STAC and API-based data access.
Structured, detail-oriented way of working.
Strong communication skills and comfort working with internal teams and external partners.
Familiar with agentic coding.
Business-fluent English and German.
Experience with AWS services such as Lambda and S3 is a plus.
Background in SAR or elevation data products is a plus.
Interest in infrastructure monitoring applications is a plus.
Good understanding of multi-sensor acquisition planning is a plus.
The opportunity to create a product that can improve business processes and lives across the globe.
Flexible working hours and hybrid work model - we trust our employees to get their work done while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
We empower employees to drive their own career development, take initiative and have the freedom to be creative and bold.
Not an overtime culture - we take care that overtime is done only as a necessity and always offset with time off and rest.
A collaborative and learning environment - frequent internal workshops, knowledge sharing sessions, journal clubs and hackathons.
Office located in the centre of Berlin Kreuzberg with free fruit, nuts and drinks.
Potential to participate in the employee stock option program.
Urban Sports membership and BVG subsidy, corporate pension program.
A diverse and vibrant international environment of 30+ different nationalities.