Job Description

Software Engineer for Satellite Control Centres

• Do you want to lead an established team in the space sector and take on new challenges? GMV is a technology group with extensive experience.

We are expanding our teams in the space sector to take on projects within the team responsible for the Satellite Control Center of one of Europe’s leading operators.

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WHAT CHALLENGE WILL YOU BE TAKING ON?

This position offers the opportunity to work on high-impact, mission-critical systems in the space sector, contributing to solutions used in real-world operational environments. You will join a highly collaborative engineering team that values continuous learning, agile practices, and the delivery of high-quality results. You will play an active role in the design, development, and evolution of software solutions that are essential to our client’s operational success.

Your responsibilities will include the following:

• Design, develop, and maintain complex components of satellite control systems.
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to the evolution of the system.
• Collaborate closely with teammates through technical reviews and design sessions.
• Ensure high quality and reliability in all delivered solutions.
• Support incident resolution and the improvement of existing features.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development tools, workflows, and practices.

WHAT DO WE NEED IN OUR TEAM?

For this position, we are looking for a Software Engineer with strong technical skills and a passion for backend development to join the team responsible for the satellite control center at one of Europe’s leading operators.

The required qualifications for this position are as follows:

• Extensive, demonstrable experience in software development for complex systems.
• Solid knowledge of software testing (unit, integration, and end-to-end).
• Experience working in Linux environments.
• Interest in and ability to work on backend development for complex distributed systems.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

We will also value knowledge of:

• Experience with the languages used in our systems. C++17/C++20 and Python 3 are the primary languages required for this position, although experience with Java and JavaScript (React, Node.js) is also a plus.
• Knowledge of Docker or containerization technologies.
• Interest in or basic experience with front-end development.
• Experience with Git and modern branching and version control workflows.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, automation tools, and pipeline solutions such as GitLab.
• Knowledge of hexagonal architecture, clean code, or other modern software design principles.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

🕑 Hybrid working model and 8 weeks per year of teleworking outside your usual geographical area.

💻 Flexible start and finish times, and intensive working hours Fridays and in summer.

🚀 Personalized career plan development, training and language learning support.

🌍 National and international mobility. Do you come from another country? We can offer you a relocation package.

💰 Competitive compensation with ongoing reviews, flexible compensation and discount on brands.

💪Wellbeing program: Health, dental and accident insurance; free fruit and coffee, physical, mental and financialhealth training, and much more!

⚠️ In our recruitment processes you will always have telephone and personal contact, face-to-face or online, with our talent acquisition team. In addition, bank transfers and bank cards will never be requested. If you are contacted through any other process, please write to our team at privacy@gmv.com

❤️We promote equal opportunities in recruitment, and we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? JOIN US

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If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Jessica Moreno Bras, in charge of this vacancy.

Jessica Moreno Bras