Software Engineer

SSC is a leading, global provider of advanced space services, with more than 50 years of experience. The Satellite Management Service division in SSC is focused on providing high quality and innovative ground station services to our customers - the spacecraft operators. Together we help Earth benefit from Space.

What You Will Do

We offer the opportunity to join the Software unit within SSC Connect, which is entrusted to develop and maintain critical systems required to connect our customers with their satellites.

Our core business is to deliver satellite data to our customers, and the Data Engineering team owns critical components in this process. Their software ensures fast and reliable data delivery, as well as providing great observability for our customers and Network Management Center.  

As a Software Engineer in the Data Engineering team, you will build and maintain:

• Systems used for data transfer and observability
• Data pipelines and KPI calculations
• Dashboards and reports.
  
  

Who You Are

We think that you care – about your systems, your colleagues and your users. That you have a creative and analytical mindset. You take responsibility, drive your own initiatives and can learn and process technical details quickly. We also think that you appreciate both working autonomously and together with other people.

You have a European citizenship and can travel within and outside Sweden if needed. As this position is critical to the operations of the SSC Services, it may include outside of standard working hours working and/or being part of an on-call team with up to 1 week on-call per month.

What You Need To Know

• B.S. Computer Science or Computer/Software Engineering, or similar experience
• System administration in Linux
• Managing and building containers
• Scripting and packaging in Python and shell
• SQL and managing databases
• Fluency in English.
  
  

Desirable Experience

• Automation for CI/CD and configuration management
• Cloud Services
• Big data frameworks
• Stream Processing
• Backend Engineering and REST-API design
• Dashboard Design and Visualization
• AI/ML Ops
  
  

WE OFFER YOU

• An opportunity to be part of the exciting space industry and help Earth benefit from Space.
• An excellent opportunity for personal development and challenging endeavors.
• To be part of international development projects with highly engaged teams.
• A workplace characterized by an open atmosphere and proud employees all over the world.
• Possibility to work remotely part of the time (max 50%), and flexible work hours.
  
  

Additional Benefits

• In addition to vacation and traditional public holidays, we offer extra paid leave throughout the year, such as time off between Christmas and New Year, Ascension Day, amounting to 6-11 extra days depending on the calendar.
• Wellness allowance of SEK 5,000 per year.
• Health benefits such as voluntary health insurance and regular health checks for eligeble employees.
• Access to a benefit bike through a tax-efficient leasing program.
• Support for employee-driven activities that promote connection, health, and culture across teams.
• Collective Agreement, including good pensions plans, parental pay and insurance.
  
  

LOCATION

Stockholm or Kiruna. 

FURTHER INFORMATION

For questions regarding employment terms or union-related matters, you are welcome to contact our union representatives:

Sveriges Ingenjörer: [email protected]

Unionen: [email protected]

 NEXT STEP 

If this opportunity sparks your interest, don’t wait to apply! Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and interviews will be conducted continuously. We kindly ask you to submit your CV when applying. While you are welcome to include a brief personal note or letter, our evaluation will primarily focus on your skills and qualifications as outlined in your CV, ensuring a fair and unbiased recruitment process.

Please note that the job advertisement may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications. This allows us to ensure a fair and efficient recruitment process and give each application the attention it deserves.  

This is a security-classified position and will require a background check prior to employment. 

WE HELP EARTH BENEFIT FROM SPACE

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) is a leading global provider of advanced space services, with more than 50 years of experience. We help space organizations, research institutes, commercial and institutional actors from all over the world to get access to space.

With local presence on all continents and about 700 committed employees, we offer specialist expertise in satellite communications and satellite control services, spacecraft operations, rocket and balloon systems, launch services and flight test services, as well as engineering, operations and consultancy services for space missions. 

 We help Earth benefit from Space. Learn more at sscspace.com