Staff Software Engineer | Data Infrastructure

Job overview

The Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure role is hybrid in Redwood City, CA. The stated salary range is $150,000–$300,000 per year. Array Labs is developing radar satellites and 3D geospatial data products to improve understanding of the changing Earth. The engineer owns systems that process, store, and serve satellite constellation data, building reliable backend infrastructure for petabyte-scale workloads. The role works with scientists, satellite systems engineers, and product teams to deliver data services and advance the company’s backend roadmap.

What you'll do

• Design scalable distributed systems for satellite data processing and analysis
• develop database schemas and storage for petabyte-scale 3D geospatial data
• build and maintain APIs and services for streaming, querying, and analysis
• lead data ingestion, processing, and delivery pipelines
• implement monitoring, logging, and operational systems
• collaborate on technical requirements, architecture, engineering standards, and the backend roadmap.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

staff software engineer

data infrastructure

backend engineering

distributed systems

petabyte-scale data

geospatial data

satellite data

hybrid

redwood city ca

$150k–$300k per year

array labs

python

c++

java

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• commuter benefits
• equity-based compensation options.

Why this role

Hybrid remote arrangement; high flexibility between salary and equity-based compensation with three compensation mixes; role supports a radar satellite constellation and Earth-observation data products.

About the employer

Array Labs is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.