Full-Time
Senior Geospatial Software Engineer
Posted on 10/31/2025
Orbital Sidekick
11-50 employees
Provides near real-time hyperspectral Earth imaging
Compensation Overview
$120k - $190k/yr
Remote in USA + 1 more
More locations: San Francisco, CA, USA
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- 5+ years of experience writing geospatial code in Python
- Extensive knowledge of GDAL, Rasterio, xarray, and other code libraries for handling raster data
- Extensive knowledge of cloud computing deployments (e.g., AWS) and Linux environments
- Experience with orchestration technologies (e.g., AWS Step Functions)
- Experience with serverless compute (e.g., AWS Fargate and Lambda)
- Experience writing code for a production environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Effective collaboration skills to work with a remote team
- Implement image processing algorithms for an automated production environment
- Build tools to manage & monitor the processing system and imagery catalog
- Build APIs to make imagery & insights available to customers (both internal and external)
- Collaborate with the product team to determine feature priorities
- Collaborate with the satellite payload and analytics teams to implement new or improved image processing operations
- Break down & plan features & services for incremental delivery
- Knowledge of imaging principles
- Knowledge of remote sensing analytics, earth sciences and/or geography
- Experience with machine learning
- Experience with OGC APIs, STAC, or similar open source geospatial technologies
- Experience with US government imagery requirements (e.g., NITF image format)
- Experience with AWS CDK or CloudFormation
Orbital Sidekick operates a constellation of satellites that perform hyperspectral imaging to monitor Earth's surface and deliver detailed spectral data. The data is processed with artificial intelligence and machine learning, turning raw spectra into near real-time geospatial insights for tasks like environmental monitoring, resource management, and security operations. Its approach combines space-based hyperspectral sensing with advanced AI to produce timely, decision-ready intelligence at a global scale, including early detection of environmental incidents. The company aims to advance space technology and support sustainable development by improving environmental stewardship, resource management, and informed decision-making for governments and enterprises.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$45.3M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2016
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Suhora partnership integrates GHOSt data into SPADE for India market.
- Corning sensors monitored 124,000 pipeline miles in 2024.
- Spectral Evolution validated Urea signatures in fall 2025.
What critics are saying
- Corning scales hyperspectral sensors to rival OSK constellations within 12-24 months.
- NRO shifts to Maxar or Planet, cutting OSK defense revenue in 6-12 months.
- US export controls block Suhora India deal in 3-6 months.
What makes Orbital Sidekick unique
- GHOSt satellites capture 472 spectral bands at 8m resolution for material detection.
- AI processes hyperspectral data to detect pipeline methane leaks in hours.
- NRO selected OSK in 2023 for commercial hyperspectral study.
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Flexible Work Hours
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 14%1 year growth
↑ 14%2 year growth
↑ 20%Suhora Technologies, an India-based space data analytics company, has announced a strategic partnership with US-based Orbital Sidekick (OSK) to introduce high-resolution hyperspectral satellite services to the Indian market.
In an investigation sponsored by the ISS National Lab, Orbital Sidekick launched its sensor- Hyperspectral Earth Imaging System Trial (HEIST)-to station, where it was installed on the Nanoracks External Platform (NREP), which is mounted to the exterior of the orbiting laboratory.
Stagwell acquire Sidekick.
Orbital Sidekick launched its third GHOSt satellite last month on a SpaceX Falcon 9.
Orbital Sidekick (OSK), the global leader in space-based hyperspectral intelligence, today announced the successful launch of GHOSt 1 and 2, the first satellites in its planned GHOSt(™) (Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite) constellation, aboard the Transporter 7 rideshare mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.