CareerPlan

Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Geospatial Platform)

Seattle, WA (SEA-01)Full-time$220k–$292k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10
Security clearance required

Core

Lead the Terra team to build and maintain geospatial data pipelines, maps, and imagery systems for autonomous military systems and simulation environments.

Role type

Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Geospatial Platform)

Builds

Offline map pipelines, cloud services, and tools for geospatial data used by autonomous aircraft, undersea vehicles, and command-and-control software.

Domain

Defense technology, Geospatial/GIS, Autonomous Systems

Required skills

Software engineering leadership, Geospatial/GIS expertise, Go, Python, Cloud infrastructure (K8s, AWS, Azure), Large-scale data processing, Architecture design, Product strategy

Preferred skills

Shipped mapping products to external users, Offline/edge deployments, Data vendor partnerships, Simulation and game engines

Technologies

Go, Python, K8s, AWS, Azure, GDAL, PostGIS, WMTS

Responsibilities

Lead and grow a team of ~12 engineers, Own delivery of production geospatial systems, Set roadmap for map environment and content strategy, Partner with business lines to define mission needs, Manage data licensing and partnerships, Drive product adoption through documentation and demos

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities