Staff Engineer - Software Engineering Experience

• Title: Staff Engineer - Software Engineering Experience
• Department:  Engineering Experience
• Location: Espoo, Finland
• Reports to: Director of Engineering Experience
• Type of employment: Permanent role with hybrid setup: 3 days a week at the office
• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO)

The Mission of the Staff Engineer - Software Engineering Experience

Make engineering at ICEYE feel better, flow better, and scale better. 

The newly established and growing Engineering Experience team works hands-on with our software and hardware teams to identify real delivery friction, test practical improvements in live contexts, and scale what actually works across the organization.

As a Staff Engineer in Engineering Experience, you operate at the intersection of hands-on engineering, systems thinking, and influence. You partner directly with engineering domains and teams, design and implement solutions, use AI deliberately where it provides leverage, and lead cross-domain initiatives that improve engineering performance, growth, and culture through evidence and practice, not mandates.

This is not an advisory, governance, or platform role; you are expected to work hands-on with our engineering teams in real delivery contexts to identify friction and implement improvements.

Who We Are

ICEYE delivers space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to governments and allied nations. This includes sovereign and turnkey ISR missions leveraging ICEYE’s world-leading synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, as well as access to data from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation. These capabilities enable partners to detect and respond to critical changes anywhere on Earth with unprecedented speed and accuracy – day or night and in any weather, supported by ultra high-resolution imagery and high-frequency revisits.

As a trusted partner for defense, intelligence, security, and maritime domain awareness, ICEYE’s near real-time data creates a tactical advantage for mission-critical operations. Designed for dual use, the platform also serves civil protection and commercial users for natural-catastrophe intelligence, insurance, maritime monitoring (including oil-spill detection), and finance, contributing to global security and community resilience.

ICEYE operates internationally with offices in Finland, Poland, Spain, Japan, the UAE, Greece, and the US. The company has more than 900 employees, inspired by the shared vision of improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.


Expected Outcomes & Requirements

Outcomes

• Engineering domains and teams experience measurably better flow and reduced friction in their day-to-day work, supported by meaningful, trusted metrics rather than process overhead.
• Proven improvements to engineering experience (tools, practices, AI-enabled workflows, guidance) are validated in real contexts and scaled across engineering domains.
• Engineering onboarding, growth, and performance assessment are supported by clearer systems, shared understanding, and evidence-based signals.
• Teams have practical, lightweight guidance (golden paths, principles, metrics) that reflects how work actually happens at ICEYE.
• The Engineering Experience function is seen as a credible, hands-on partner that improves outcomes through practice, not mandates.

Role-specific Competences

This role requires extensive real-world experience delivering software in different contexts and domains. You are expected to understand engineering pain points first-hand - from scaling systems and teams, to navigating ambiguity, legacy constraints, and organizational trade-offs - and to reason about engineering performance from both a systems and people perspective.

This is a high-autonomy role for an experienced engineer who is credible in the codebase, opinionated about good engineering experience and engineering systems, and effective at influencing and communicating.

• Staff–level (or equivalent) experience as a software engineer, with extensive hands-on delivery across different contexts (e.g. scale-ups, mature systems, legacy environments, cross-team setups).
• Proven ability to use AI tools pragmatically to accelerate engineering work and learning - beyond experimentation or demos.
• Experience leading cross-team initiatives without formal authority, operating well in ambiguity.
• Communicate and influence clearly and credibly through written proposals, RFCs, documentation, and presentations.
• Identify systemic bottlenecks and failure modes in engineering workflows by designing and operationalizing performance and AI-impact metrics (e.g. flow, quality, sustainability, developer experience).
• Ability to make clear buy vs. build decisions, leveraging strong in-house engineering capabilities while evaluating third-party tools for fit, scalability, and long-term viability.

Key Competences

In addition to the requirements above, we evaluate candidates on these key qualities throughout the hiring process:

• Intellectual Firepower: Rapidly comprehends, structures and synthesizes complex information, draws accurate conclusions, and communicates them with clarity.
• Passion & Work Ethic: Brings sustained motivation, resilience, and high personal standards to every challenge.
• Ownership & Action: Assumes full accountability for outcomes, acting decisively, and ensuring commitments are delivered.
• Team Player: Works collaboratively across teams, contributing to shared success, and engaging in constructive debate.
• Integrity & Growth Mindset: Operates with transparency and humility, learns from setbacks, and actively seeks opportunities to grow.

What We Offer at ICEYE

At ICEYE, you will join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. We know that we will succeed only through exceptional people in our team — which is why your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority.

As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. You will benefit from continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture that values collaboration, curiosity, and integrity. ICEYE is a place where your contributions have a visible impact, and where we celebrate success together.

Benefits

• A job that matters in a dynamic Defence Technology and Earth Observation environment with a scale-up approach
• An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
• Occupational healthcare, occupational, and accident insurance
• A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, bike benefit, wellness, lunch, etc.)
• Phone subscription with iPhone of choice 
• Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support)
• Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
• Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enable you to focus

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At ICEYE, we believe that diversity isn't just a buzzword – it's our greatest asset. 

We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every voice is not only heard but celebrated. We know that diverse perspectives breed innovation and creativity, which is why we actively seek out individuals from all walks of life, backgrounds, and experiences. 

Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table. Join us and be part of a team where differences are not only embraced but cherished, because together, we're stronger. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those who may need workplace adjustments. If you require any specific accommodations or assistance during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know.

Apply now to start your ICEYE journey, and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com.