Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead

D-Orbit is seeking a Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead to join our Cybersecurity Business Unit. Established in 2011, our company is at the forefront of space logistics and transportation, helping businesses unlock the full potential of the final frontier—profitable and sustainable.

Overview

As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of highly skilled individuals, driven by innovation and excellence. If you are passionate about space and ready to take your ambition to new heights, join us in our global mission to push the boundaries of what’s possible.

Key Responsibilities & Tasks

• Technical Direction & Architecture: Translate high-level architectural decisions into detailed implementation plans and make design choices that align with project requirements and company software guidelines and standards.
• Continuous Improvement & Hands-On Contribution: Contribute to implementing critical features while identifying opportunities to improve processes, workflows, and tooling, introducing new technologies where they deliver tangible impact.
• Code Quality & Engineering Practices: Oversee code reviews and enforce best practices across secure coding, testing, and CI/CD pipelines; provide hands-on support to resolve technical blockers.
• Team Leadership & Growth: Lead and mentor a small, focused security engineering team with a hands-on approach, fostering a collaborative culture that scales as new talent joins the team.
• Development Coordination & Delivery: Lead end-to-end delivery of complex projects across the full software development lifecycle; drive Agile/Scrum processes, monitor risks and dependencies, and coordinate mitigation across teams. Serve as the primary technical interface with customers, partners, and regulatory bodies.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate with engineering, product, QA, DevOps, and business development teams to ensure strategic alignment and a coherent technical direction from development through to market positioning.

Requirements

• Experience: Extensive software development and architecture design (approximately 5 years), with a proven track record delivering complex projects on time and within budget. Strong preference for Python.
• Education: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Microservices & Architecture: Deep understanding of system design and microservice architectures, with the ability to ensure scalability and reliability.
• DevOps & CI/CD: Hands-on experience with modern DevOps practices including version control, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Containerization: Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes for building and managing scalable applications.
• Cloud: Experience deploying and running applications on AWS (or similar cloud platforms).
• Linux: Strong knowledge of Linux/UNIX environments.
• Leadership, Communication & Agile Mindset: Ability to mentor engineers, bridge technical and non-technical audiences, and run Agile/Scrum processes end-to-end. Pragmatic problem-solver with the foresight to anticipate risks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Continuous Learning: Keeps up with emerging technologies; open-source contributions or recent training is a plus.
• Cybersecurity Domain Knowledge: Background in cybersecurity, including secure coding, threat modeling, and monitoring; familiarity with security frameworks and standards is valued.
• Space Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with ECSS standards (E40, Q80, M10), satellite communication protocols, encryption, and key management. ESA/EC project experience and standard PM tools are a plus.

Hiring Process

Here’s how our hiring process works:

• Application review: We review applications and reach out to candidates who closely match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear from us, we may consider you for other openings.
• First chat: Initial meeting with the people team to discuss mutual expectations and goals.
• Technical interviews: One or two technical interviews focused on your skills and approach to challenges relevant to the role.
• Offer: If all goes well, we extend an offer. The process may take time as we ensure a good team fit.

We strive to respond to all interview participants, but updates might be slower at times. If you have questions, please reach out.

We’re excited to learn whether you might help shape the future of space with D-Orbit.

Additional Information

This is not a full remote role; you may need a visa to work in Portugal. At this time, we can only consider applicants with the legal right to work in the country where the role is advertised. Some activities may be carried out in our facilities, while others can be performed remotely.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to our mission, and we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all voices are valued.