Spire

Full-Stack Weather Software Engineer

Spire  •  $131k - $171k/yr  •  Boulder, CO (Hybrid)  •  8 days ago
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Job Description

About Spire:

Spire Global runs the world’s largest multi-purpose satellite constellation, streaming real-time weather and Earth-observation data. Our Weather division fuses AI and NWP forecasts — initialized with Spire’s proprietary observational data — to build mission-critical products for customers across energy trading, utilities, agriculture, and other industries. As a Full-Stack Weather Software Engineer, you’ll work with our weather model output to build and deploy customer products and the frontend systems they’re delivered through.

The Role:

This role sits at the intersection of weather science, geophysical sensing, cloud engineering, and modern AI tooling, building operational products that customers depend on every day. We’re looking for engineers who combine strong frontend skills, weather domain knowledge, and effective use of modern AI tooling. Key responsibilities include.

Frontend & UX

  • Design and build the customer-facing dashboards and applications that present forecasts, NWP outputs, and AI model outputs through interactive maps, time-series views, comparisons, and alerts.

Full Stack & Delivery

  • Own the full vertical slice: React/TypeScript on the frontend, Python services and APIs on the backend, AWS infrastructure underneath.
  • Take work from prototype to production: deploy, monitor, and iterate.

Customer Products

  • Build and deploy operational weather products from model output for customers in energy trading, utilities, agriculture, and other industries.
  • Collaborate with scientists, designers, and product managers to bring research and model output into production products.

Basic Skills/Qualifications:

Engineering Focus

  • 3+ years building production software, with a strong frontend track record and experience deploying and operating production systems.
  • Strong frontend skills: React, TypeScript, modern build tooling (Vite, Next.js, or similar), and a clear sense of UX for data-dense interfaces.
  • Comfort across the stack and cloud: Python services, REST/GraphQL APIs, containerization, CI/CD, and AWS (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, Step Functions), Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions.

Weather & Geophysical Domain Focus

  • Strong knowledge of weather models — both NWP (GFS, ECMWF, HRRR, WRF) and modern AI forecasters (GraphCast, Pangu-Weather, FourCastNet, AIFS) — and the major observational data sources (satellite, radar, surface, radio occultation).
  • Strong working knowledge of the software stack for weather and geophysical data: GRIB2, NetCDF, Zarr, and the Pangeo ecosystem (xarray, Dask). You communicate fluently with scientists.
  • AI-Assisted Engineering
  • Day-to-day fluency with agentic coding tools such as Claude Code or Codex. You can speak concretely about how you use them, what you delegate, and where they fit in your workflow.

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Access to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying. #LI-MK1

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Final base salary for this role will be based on the location, skills, experience and qualifications. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for commissions and annual equity awards. This role is also eligible for our employee benefits program, including vacation, sick, and personal time off; optional medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage; a 401(K) plan; health and wellness reimbursement program; and participation in Spire’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Base Salary Range $130,500$171,000 USD


Global Perks

🛰️ Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)
🚀 Launch Attendance
🌴 Generous Time Off Policy
🎓 Education Assistance Program
🥰 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
📈 Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
👣 Family Leave
💪 Fitness Reimbursement
🧡 Employee Referral Program
🍉 Healthy snacks & beverages in every office

About Spire

We improve life on Earth with data from space.

Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, Spire’s data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth.


Spire is Global and our success draws upon the diverse viewpoints, skills and experiences of our employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.

To help maintain a safe and secure workplace for Spire employees, all candidates who receive a conditional offer will be required to complete a background check This may include criminal history and employment verification.

Please take a moment to review Spire's Global Data Privacy Notice for Employees, Contractors, Candidates and Visitors, as well as Spire's Privacy Policy.


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Spire

About Spire

Spire (NYSE: SPIR) is a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, offering unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth so that organizations can make decisions with confidence in a rapidly changing world. Spire builds, owns, and operates a fully deployed satellite constellation that observes the Earth in real time using radio frequency technology. The data acquired by Spire’s satellites provides global weather intelligence, ship and plane movements, and spoofing and jamming detection to better predict how their patterns impact economies, global security, business operations and the environment. Spire also offers Space as a Service solutions that empower customers to leverage its established infrastructure to put their business in space. Spire has nine offices across the U.S., Canada, UK, Luxembourg, Germany and Singapore.

Spire is looking for exceptional people to join its team. Challenge yourself, apply today! spire.com/careers

Industry
Unknown
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Vienna, Virginia
Year Founded
2012
Website
spire.com
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