Cloud Systems Software Engineer

Simera Sense is a leading provider of Earth observation camera solutions for the global small satellite market. Committed to excellence and innovation, we deliver superior products and services to our worldwide customer base.
Are you passionate about cloud technologies and building scalable, high-performance software solutions? We are seeking a Cloud Systems Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize cloud-native applications and infrastructure that power advanced products and services. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, working across software and cloud environments, and driving innovation through modern technologies, we'd love to hear from you.
Position Type:
Fulltime
Remote Opportunity
: Hybrid
Report To:
Group Software Manager
Location
: Glasgow/Edinburgh, UK
Job Purpose
:
Design, develop, secure, test, and operate scalable cloud-based software systems that integrate with IoT and edge devices, ensuring reliable communication, effective data management, resilience in distributed systems, and compliance with defined system requirements.

Responsibilities

:
Cloud & IoT Systems
Build cloud-based services that integrate with IoT and edge devices
Design device-to-cloud communication flows and asynchronous workflows
Balance edge vs cloud responsibilities for reliability and efficiency
Operate and monitor systems in production environments
Reason about durability, performance, and scalability
Databases & Data Management
Design data models and persistence layers
Work with relational and/or NoSQL databases
Optimize queries, storage layouts, and access patterns
Concurrency & Distributed Systems
Design and implement concurrent and parallel software
Reason about synchronization, race conditions, deadlocks, and consistency
Build distributed components that tolerate partial failure and latency
Apply formal reasoning to state machines and protocol design
Design systems to perform task orchestration and prioritization
Networking & Communication
Develop software that communicates over unreliable or high-latency networks
Design and implement robust communication protocols and data pipelines
Work with network stacks, sockets, and message-based systems
Apply networking fundamentals to system design and troubleshooting
System and Communication Security
Design and implement secure communication protocols
Design for industry-standard data security (in transit and at rest)
Design secure cloud architecture
Testing and Qualification
Perform component testing
Perform system testing
Perform system qualification against requirements
Produce test documentation
Required Qualifications
:
Bachelor’s Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or a closely related field
AWS Certifications such as Developer Associate, Solutions Architect Associate or Solutions Architect Professional.
Minimum years of work experience:
0-2 years of relevant experience.
Required Experience
:
Strong foundation in computer science, including:
o Algorithms and data structures
o Automata and formal models of computation
o Computational complexity and trade-offs
o Concurrency and parallelism
o Communication networks
Proficiency designing and implementing architecture on Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
Proficiency with distributed systems and message-based architecture
Proficiency in IaC technologies (e.g. Terraform, Terragrunt)
Proficiency in at least one systems or backend language (e.g. Go, Rust)
Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitLab / GitHub pipelines)
Familiarity with containers and orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
Familiarity with writing clear documentation
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals
Experience modelling software with automata
Experience working with databases and persistent storage
Experience in application development.
Experience developing software on Linux.
Recommendations:
A master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field would be advantageous.
Experience with multithread and concurrent programming.
Experience building or operating IoT systems
Exposure to formal specifications, verifications, or protocol design
Degree in Computer Science or a closely related field. Masters preferred.
AWS Security Specialty Certification
Interest in correctness, safety, and formal reasoning
Experience with Post Quantum Cryptography
What we offer
:
The opportunity to work in the fast-growing space industry.
Niche global market for optical payloads for microsatellites.
Cutting-edge technology at your fingertips
A competitive salary
A friendly working environment.
Ready to make an impact?
Apply now by submitting your CV.