Software Engineer

Relative Dynamics Inc.

Software Engineer supporting advanced software development for USGS at EROS Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Collaborating within a skilled team to contribute to Earth science initiatives.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeSioux Falls • South Dakota • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudLinuxPythonSDLCUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and maintain software components within complex systems
Lead or significantly contribute to software planning, including requirements refinement, task estimation, and design reviews
Perform and document both preliminary and detailed designs for software modules
Implement software solutions from established design artifacts
Develop, execute, and document unit tests, integration tests, and system-level tests
Prepare test plans, test procedures, and formal test reports
Manage and analyze configuration change requests following Configuration Management (CM) processes
Participate in and occasionally facilitate technical reviews for documents and code
Collaborate closely with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, and cross-functional project teams to ensure cohesive, high-quality solutions
Independently execute engineering tasks
Mentor junior staff where applicable
Contribute to the full life cycle of software development

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
Typically 5 years of professional experience in software engineering
Experience with systems involving data ingest, image processing, satellite ground systems, or cloud computing is highly beneficial
Experience supporting distributed or cloud-native architectures is strongly preferred
Three years of continuous residency in the U.S. for issuance of a Government Security credential
Ability to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation for facility access
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a highly skilled technical team
Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
Proficiency in Python and C/C++
Experience interfacing with database systems
Relational database experience
Unix/Linux expertise
Experience with change management tools such as Git

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Flexible work hours

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonC/C++unit testingintegration testingsystem-level testingsoftware designconfiguration managementdatabase systemsrelational databasesUnix/Linux

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsorganizational skillscommunication skillsindependent workcollaborative workmentoring

Certifications

Bachelors degree in Computer ScienceBachelors degree in Software EngineeringGovernment Security credential