• Competitive compensation with a robust equity plan to share in our success.

• Comprehensive coverage for health, dental, and vision insurance—including dependents.

• Unlimited vacation, supportive parental leave policy, and company-wide holiday shutdown.

• Semi-annual company-wide parties and frequent in-office team events.

• Relocation packages available for approved roles.

• $1,500 annual professional development fund to support your growth.

• Fully stocked Toronto office kitchen with snacks, drinks, games and top-notch kitchen appliances.

• Town Halls, Celebration Calls, and Company-wide events to stay connected and engaged.

• We’re a certified Great Place to Work®, five years in a row!

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop reliable, high-quality software related to operating Kepler’s satellite network infrastructure and mission control software automation
• Ensuring system performance, security, and high availability through best practices
• Collaborate with satellite operators, product managers, and customers to deliver mission critical ground systems
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment and improve development workflows
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and proactively implement improvements
• Help develop roadmaps and long-term technical plans for Kepler’s ground segment
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Minimum 6+ years of Python experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Strong software design and development skills, including algorithms, system architecture, testing and debugging
• Expertise in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
• Experience with containerized software (Docker, Kubernetes, K8s) and infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
• Ability to operate in a Linux based environment
• Ability to effectively use git
• Excellent communication skills

Bonus Points:

• Post-graduate degree in a relevant field
• Experience with architecting and deploying on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, etc.)
• Familiarity with Python development tools such as uv, pytest/unittest, setuptools, SWIG, and C-extensions
• Strong knowledge of computer networking and modern networking protocols, especially delay-tolerant networking
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Apache Pulsar, AWS SNS/SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, TimescaleDB, ELK stack)
• Knowledge of security best practices in software development

At Kepler Communications, all hiring decisions are made by people. Human recruiters are involved in every step of our recruitment process. We use AI-based tools (such as Lever AI and HireEZ) to assist with the initial review of applications by ranking candidates based on job-relevant criteria. These tools support - but do not replace - human judgment.