Software Engineering Lead

Location: Fully remote from Italy. Candidates must reside or be willing to relocate to Italy for tax and legal compliance purposes. No VISA sponsorship.
Type: Full-time
Salary range: €50,000 - 65,000 year
Starting Date: November 2025

We’re looking for a senior figure to join our software team and help shape the future of Ecosmic with hands-on leadership, pushing the boundaries of spacetech innovation. We expect you to design and implement software architecture decisions, while leading a team of 3 software engineers, and 2 space engineers. You will closely collaborate with the CTO and product team.

Who We Are

Our goal is to make the space sector sustainable, starting from space operations.

Ecosmic is advancing Space Domain Awareness, making sure that satellite can navigate safely. Our first software solution SAFE helps satellite operators gain insights on the risk of collision for their assets. Our vision is to revolutionise the way space software is built to propel us towards the future of space exploration.

We are a high-tech, data-driven company with an international team of space engineers and computer scientists. Founded in 2023 in the Netherlands, we opened our Italian HQ in 2024.

How We Work

We work in small teams where software and space engineers collaborate, and everyone is empowered to own their role. Through open collaboration and mutual trust, we create a space where people can take ownership of their work, grow continuously, and feel valued.

Here’s a glimpse of our tech stack:

  • Python with FastAPI for our REST APIs and C++ for the most performance-sensitive components;

  • DynamoDB and PostgreSQL on AWS Aurora;

  • AWS for our cloud infrastructure with infrastructure-as-code using Terraform;

  • For collaboration, we rely on GitHub, Jira, Slack, and Confluence.

As company laptop we provide a MacBook M3 Pro.

What We Are Looking For

  • You have extensive experience in software architecture and senior engineering roles.

  • You have strong judgment in balancing trade-offs between scalability, maintainability, and speed.

  • You have a proven ability to improve and optimize technical workflows and team practices.

  • You are familiar with cloud-native architectures and infrastructure-as-code.

  • You have experience working closely with product and business teams in a B2B context.

  • You have excellent communication skills and a passion for mentoring and knowledge sharing.

  • You are proficient in English, with fluency in both spoken and written communication being an absolute must.

Nice to have:

  • You have led small junior teams.

  • You have knowledge of security fundamentals and compliance frameworks (bonus if you have familiarity with ISO 27001).

What We Offer

  • Flexibility and trust: you’ve always got the freedom to decide where today’s office is. We measure people’s performance based on the objectives they achieve, rather than the hours they spend sitting at their desks.

  • An incredible opportunity for growth. We implement Performance Reviews that are meant to guide your career progression and are tied to Stock Options. We ensure you have the tools to grow by putting aside company time and a specific budget for growth.

  • We really value an equilibrated work-life balance. Whilst we seek motivated and talented people to reach our goals together, we will always prioritise our people’s health and well-being.

  • Competitive pay: the estimated salary range for this position is €50,000 - 65,000 year. The total compensation for this position will be determined by each individual’s relevant qualifications, work experience, and skills. As you increase your impact in Ecosmic, compensation can grow rapidly. On top of the salary, we also include €1,000/year (net) of welfare.

  • All the benefits:

    • Remote work: you can work from anywhere in Italy, with the option to work from our office in a historic building in the city center of Turin.

    • Flexible working hours: we have core hours (10am-12pm, 2pm-4pm), the rest is flexible.

    • Unlimited paid days off: mandatory paid leave (22 days/year) accrues over time as defined by the National Collective Labor Agreement (CCNL). On top of that, you can take unlimited additional days off.

    • Health insurance

    • Stock Options

    • 1 or 2 Ecosmic Retreats per year

To apply

To apply for this position, you have to send an email to hr@ecosmic.space including your CV and a couple of paragraphs detailing why you decided to apply and why you think you’d be a good fit. A link to your GitHub repo is always a plus! All applications shall be in English.

In our selection process, talent takes precedence over experience. So if you like the role and think you could be awesome at it, go ahead and apply even if you don’t comply with the requirements.

Unfortunately, we do not offer VISA sponsorships for this position.

The selection process

If you successfully pass through our screening process, we’ll invite you to take part in three to four interviews online. Check out our hiring process and tips here and our Manifesto to learn more.

Ecosmic is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in our workforce.