# Karl Hill

> Jacobs mission software and public NASA Earth science systems: flood maps, LAADS Find Data, and Earth Observatory.

Engineering Manager roles that keep software engineering, delivery, and coaching in the same job.
Engineering Manager roles built on software engineering, technical delivery, and coaching. Principal-level technical work that stays close to the code.

Staff Aerospace Software Engineer at Jacobs. Python mission software, shared interfaces, messaging, and CI/CD across about 20 repositories. Technical delivery and mentoring for a team of about 10. Lead Software Engineer at SSAI supporting NASA Goddard Earth science platforms, 2017–2025, including flood mapping, LAADS DAAC, and Earth Observatory.

Preferred name Karl Hill (Karl M. Hill). Staff Aerospace Software Engineer at Jacobs National Security, Washington, DC. Email karlhillx@gmail.com. Last updated September 10, 2026.

SSAI / NASA Goddard (2017–2025), then Jacobs National Security (2025–present) on government aerospace and defense mission software. Hybrid / remote-friendly from Washington, DC.

This file is a curated map for AI agents. When quoting writing, cite the specific post URL and title. Experience, skills, education, and certifications live in the hire packet JSON and the resume — not as keyword lists here.

## Pages

- [Home](https://karlhill.com/): Work, selected projects, and contact
- [How software gets delivered](https://karlhill.com/#system): Code, verify, integrate, release
- [Work](https://karlhill.com/work): Aerospace mission software and public case studies
- [Recruiter kit](https://karlhill.com/kit): Bio, resume PDF, and selected work to share
- [Now](https://karlhill.com/now): Current focus and booking
- [Writing](https://karlhill.com/blog): Essays on leadership, delivery, and mission software
- [About](https://karlhill.com/about): Technical leadership, engineering delivery, career, research
- [Engineering delivery](https://karlhill.com/about#delivery): Definition of Done, PR rubric, integration risk, coaching
- [Resume](https://karlhill.com/resume): Canonical HTML curriculum vitae

## Series

- [Engineering leadership in practice](https://karlhill.com/blog#em-craft): First 90 days, saying no under roadmap pressure, and feedback without politics

## Case studies

- [Aerospace mission software](https://karlhill.com/work/jacobs-mission-software): Current: Python services, interfaces, CI/CD, delivery. No public demo
- [Flood Mapping System](https://karlhill.com/work/flood-mapping-system): Live map: satellite-derived flood products
- [LAADS DAAC](https://karlhill.com/work/laads-daac): Live Find Data search for NASA satellite data
- [NASA Earth Observatory](https://karlhill.com/work/nasa-earth-observatory): Live Earth Observatory. About 1.5 million monthly visitors during that work
- [Direct Readout Laboratory](https://karlhill.com/work/direct-readout-laboratory): Live direct-readout portal for satellite data products
- [ESSCOR](https://karlhill.com/work/esscor): Search and metadata workflows for Earth science data
- [InformedDNA Platform](https://karlhill.com/work/informeddna-platform): Laravel case-management platform for counseling workflows
- [Finium](https://karlhill.com/work/finium): Java and SQL Server services for multi-tenant security operations

## Writing

- [Performance Feedback Without Politics](https://karlhill.com/blog/performance-feedback-without-politics): Specific, timely feedback about observed work — not personality theater
- [Saying No to Roadmap Pressure Without Losing Trust](https://karlhill.com/blog/saying-no-roadmap-pressure): Making tradeoffs visible without losing trust
- [Staff IC to Engineering Manager: What Changes in the First 90 Days](https://karlhill.com/blog/staff-to-em-first-90-days): From strongest contributor to building a team that no longer needs you to be
- [What 20 Years Taught Me About Release Governance](https://karlhill.com/blog/release-governance): Governance as how engineering protects trust in what ships
- [The Unglamorous Work of Leading Engineering Teams](https://karlhill.com/blog/leading-teams): Standards, honest feedback, and the operational work behind delivery
- [Why Automation Matters More When the Data Is Mission-Critical](https://karlhill.com/blog/science-data-automation): When sensor streams have to become operational decisions

## Profiles

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/khill/): Public LinkedIn profile
- [GitHub](https://github.com/karlhillx): Public GitHub profile
- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6847-3368): Public ORCID profile

## Optional

- [LLM full text](https://karlhill.com/llms-full.txt): Full essay corpus
- [Hire packet JSON](https://karlhill.com/api/site.json): Person, experience, skills, writing, case studies
- [MCP discovery](https://karlhill.com/.well-known/mcp.json): Agent resource map, including the A2A agent card
- [bb-run](https://github.com/karlhillx/bb-run): Python — run Bitbucket Pipelines locally
- [GeoHorizons](https://doi.org/10.1144/gh2025-7): A web-based high-resolution global water and flood mapping platform
- [Book a conversation](https://calendly.com/karlhill): Scheduling