Full-Time

Software Engineer

Updated on 9/3/2026

Deadline 9/14/26
Outside Analytics

Outside Analytics

51-200 employees

Develops analytics software and visualization

Compensation Overview

$110k - $140k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

Boulder, CO, USA

In Person

Five days on-site per week in Boulder, Colorado.

US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Software Engineering (2)
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Required Skills
Kubernetes
Agile
Python
JavaScript
Distributed Systems
Unreal Engine
Docker
TypeScript
Microservices
JIRA
Confluence
C/C++
Linux/Unix
Helm

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Requirements
  • The position requires an active Interim DoD Secret Clearance or active DoD Secret Clearance.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required due to the clearance requirement.
  • The candidate must participate in a background screen.
  • At least 5 years of professional hands-on experience as a Software Engineer using C++.
  • Proficiency in Unreal Engine, including language features and best practices.
  • Professional experience working in Linux environments.
  • Ability to work on-site in Boulder, Colorado, 5 days per week.
  • Strong problem-solving, collaboration, communication, and attention-to-detail skills.
Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and maintain high-quality software aligned with program and project objectives.
  • Work independently and collaboratively with the development team to deliver complex features end to end.
  • Contribute to containerized, distributed microservice architectures, including development, deployment, and testing.
Desired Qualifications
  • Familiarity with programming languages such as Python or JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Experience with or interest in people management, including responsibility for up to 5 direct reports.
  • Experience with Agile software development methodology and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
  • Familiarity with GitLab, GitLab Runner, Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm Charts.
  • Domain experience with remote sensing systems or ground architectures, especially OPIR sensor processing experience.
  • Experience working on badge-less engineering teams on a large national security contract.

Outside Analytics develops and deploys software and analytics for national-security space missions, turning raw sensor data into actionable intelligence. Its products cover the full space-domain data lifecycle, including processing, visualization, and testing, for DoD, the Intelligence Community, and commercial space entities. Key offerings are SOFA (a government-owned mission data processing system for the Space Force), Deneir (an extensible ISR and Space Domain Awareness visualization platform), Argus (early detection and tracking for Army drone missions), and Dolos (a digital twin ecosystem for algorithm development with sensor data). The company differentiates itself through a specialized focus on space-domain intelligence, mission-critical, field-ready tools, and deep government relationships, culminating in its acquisition by SMX to expand its footprint in the space market.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$1.1M

Headquarters

Denver, Colorado

Founded

2017

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What believers are saying

  • December 2025 FORGE EOS work extends OA’s missile-warning relevance into 2026.
  • The 2024 DAVE and $25 million TAP Lab awards validate OA’s productized software.
  • SMX’s September 2025 C3.ai partnership expands OA’s secure AI deployment pipeline.

What critics are saying

  • OA depends on Space Force programs; a single recompete can cut revenue fast.
  • SciTec controls the 2025 FORGE EOS subcontract; OA lacks prime-contract leverage.
  • SMX integration risks dilute OA culture; talent exits would cripple classified delivery schedules.

What makes Outside Analytics unique

  • Outside Analytics built DAVE and SOFA for Space Force mission-data processing.
  • Ben Tarr still leads OA’s remote-sensing division inside SMX since November 2023.
  • OA’s 80-plus Colorado engineers specialize in real-time processing, visualization, and digital-twin workflows.

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1 year growth

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GlobeNewswire
Nov 16th, 2023
Smx Announces Acquisition Of Outside Analytics

HERNDON, Va., Nov. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SMX, a leader in next-generation mission support, digital transformation and IT solutions, today announced the acquisition of Outside Analytics (OA), a trusted software engineering and data analytics partner within the National Security Space community. OA architects and delivers software, analytics, and visualization solutions to address data-driven challenges in the increasingly complex National Security and commercial space-based ecosystem. Operating from the “Front Range” of Colorado, one of the fastest growing high-tech sectors in the U.S., Outside Analytics’ highly skilled engineers and scientists support the entire space-based technical data lifecycle, from sensor first light to ongoing operations and maintenance. OA adds to SMX valuable new national security space market clients as well as advanced capabilities including software engineering, sensor data processing, and data analytics and visualization. OA has also played a central role in developing open framework architectures to bring modern software engineering approaches to legacy space mission priorities