New Job
I accepted an offer from LeoLabs!
Yup, it just happened. It was a great way to close out 2021. I’ve been thinking about working in the space industry for a while now, at least since 2017. I actually talked to folks at Planet in 2017, when I was leaving Twitter, but it wasn’t the right place or the right time.
Now, it’s happening! LeoLabs has created a network of radars to monitor Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and provides its customers with data they can use to maneuver their satellites and avoid collisions in orbit.
I first learned about LeoLabs on Nov 4th, 2021. There was a blurb on my daily newsletter that caught my eye:
“Space sure is crowded: Check out this visualization of all the debris, satellites, and other objects floating in low-Earth orbit.”
I explored the visualization, the company’s website and offerings, and their jobs page. I saw a position open for remote Senior Software Engineer, to work on their APIs. I got excited, immediately updated my resume, and applied that same day. I also started practicing for the interview process.
That’s how things went down from there:
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On Nov 9th LeoLabs’ recruiter contacted me about my application.
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On Nov 17th I had a conversation with the hiring manager, the person running platforms at LeoLabs.
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I had interviews with engineers on Dec 10th and 16th; on the 17th I spoke with their Product Manager.
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On Dec 27th, I got a verbal offer; on the 29th I had the chance to speak with LeoLabs CFO, and on the last day of the year, I verbally accepted the offer!
I’m pretty excited! I’ll talk more about LeoLabs in the future, today I just wanted to register how things went down in terms of getting a job there.
Update
I ended up not taking this job. As I learned more about the role after accepting, I concluded it wasn’t the right fit, and I stayed at Google. Leaving the post up because the process of getting there was worth recording either way.