Are you ready to translate satellite data into actionable insight?

We are seeking a talented and motivated developer to help us translate vast streams of satellite data into actionable insights that directly contribute to global maritime security and environmental monitoring.

You will work closely with product, domain experts, and other developers to ensure we build the right solutions, in the right way: user-centered, scalable, and delivering measurable customer value.

Our department has 30+ developers building state-of-the-art solutions:

• Mission-Critical Applications: supporting a wide range of tasks and diverse set of customers
• Cloud-native Infrastructure Platform: Reliably running container-based application
• Core Services: High-availability services such as Auth, Gateway etc.
• APIs and GUIs: Multiple customer interfaces, all delivering customer value

At KSAT Earth Observation, our cross-functional teams focus on speed in delivery and in development. As Principal Software Developer, you are expected to contribute technically and culturally:

Technical Excellence

• Confidence in solving complex problems
• Quality, resilience, and security in solutions

Contribute to the department's journey:

• Leading by example: Demonstrating how to solve problems efficiently and elegantly.
• Knowledge Sharing: Distributing patterns, solutions, and best practices across teams.
• Product Thinking: Taking an active role in shaping product strategy and development.
• Collaboration: Strengthening cross-functional and cross-team alignment.
  
  

Personal attributes we value

Accountability: You take ownership, follow through, and care about outcomes - not just deliverables.
Autonomy: You work independently and systematically, making strong decisions with minimal supervision.
Responsibility: You understand the impact of your work and design with purpose and care.
Honesty: You are transparent, willing to challenge assumptions, and comfortable saying when something is off.
Team spirit: You collaborate generously and help build an environment where others do their best work.

Qualifications and interests

• Technical Mastery: Strong technical skills with a proven track record in software engineering.
• Problem Solving: Demonstrated proficiency in converting difficult technical challenges into positive business outcomes.
• Product Curiosity: A genuine interest in product development and continuous improvement.
• Communication: The ability to align stakeholders and translate technical complexity into clear, actionable language.
• Domain Interest: Interest in Earth Observation, environmental monitoring, maritime security, or satellite data is a plus, but not required.

KSAT - A stellar workplace

We are a rapidly growing organization with solid finances. At KSAT you will encounter an active and inclusive working environment, and we want someone who wants to build on this. With us, you get skilled and committed colleagues, a flexible and varied everyday life, opportunities to grow and a unique opportunity to help develop an exciting future for KSAT. If this wasn't enough, we also offer, among other things:

• We are a social group who do things outside of work, both under the auspices of the company and on private initiative. Here you will be included from day one.
• Competitive salary conditions, training courses, training room at work that employees are free to use, very good health insurance and pension schemes, telephone and mobile subscriptions, company cabin, support for sports, etc.
• An environment you are guaranteed to learn from - regardless of your level of expertise today. You will join an environment with high competence and with a strong desire and will to deliver world-class quality - at all levels of the organisation.

Get to know us better through - SPACE UP YOUR CAREER: https://karriere.ksat.no/ - we are looking forward to hearing from you!

KSAT sees the importance to ensure diversity in the company by taking gender, age, and cultural background into account during recruitment.
The position requires that you meet the conditions for Norwegian security clearance and be able to be authorized and suitable for the position. Candidates in final stage will go through a background check done by Semac.

KSAT er verdens ledende kommersielle satellittsenter med base i Tromsø. KSAT utvikler og leverer data, informasjon og tjenester basert på satellitter, og vi har kunder over hele verden. Vi er over 500 ansatte lokalisert i Tromsø, Svalbard, Stockholm og Oslo. KSAT har stasjoner og antenner over hele verden, fra Tromsø og Svalbard i nord, via Panama, Singapore og Sør-Afrika, til Troll-stasjonen i Antarktis lengst sør. Antall kunder og bakkestasjoner vokser stadig, og denne sterke veksten gjør at vi nå trenger nye medarbeidere.