Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

About the role

Collaborate with developers and satellite operators to foster a strong SatDevOps culture
Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment
Improve our developer experience by building better tools, workflows, and environments
Lead efforts to automate and optimize systems, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure provisioning (IaC), and deployment workflows
Own and evolve our observability stack (metrics, tracing, logs) to improve usability and performance
Implement and advocate for best practices in software reliability, fault tolerance, and performance tuning
Proactively identify, investigate, and resolve system reliability issues, performing root cause analyses and implementing long-term fixes
Partner with teams to design and operate Software Defined Network (SDN) solutions
Contribute to a collaborative and inclusive team culture where respectful debate and continuous learning are celebrated

Responsibilities

• Strong experience with public cloud infrastructure, ideally GCP
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, architecture, deployment, ops, and resource optimization
• Demonstrated ability to design and build scalable, highly available systems
• Familiarity with Software Defined Networking (SDN) concepts and tools
• Experience implementing and maintaining observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, etc.)
• Proficiency in at least one backend language: Go, Python, Rust, C/C++, or Java
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience with DevOps practices: CI/CD, infrastructure as code (IaC), and automation
• Proven track record of working in fast-paced, high-growth technical environments
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to operate independently with a proactive, results-driven mindset
• Strong communication skills; thrives in a multicultural, cross-functional team

Requirements

Master’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field

Qualifications

Hands-on experience with GitOps frameworks (ArgoCD, FluxCD)

Interest or experience in FinOps and cost-optimized architectures

Understanding of orchestration in resource-constrained environments, like space systems

Familiarity with security practices, vulnerability scanning, threat detection, risk mitigation

Skills

Strong experience with public cloud infrastructure, ideally GCP

Deep expertise in Kubernetes, architecture, deployment, ops, and resource optimization

Demonstrated ability to design and build scalable, highly available systems

Familiarity with Software Defined Networking (SDN) concepts and tools

Experience implementing and maintaining observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, etc.)

Proficiency in at least one backend language: Go, Python, Rust, C/C++, or Java

Deep understanding and hands-on experience with DevOps practices: CI/CD, infrastructure as code (IaC), and automation

Proven track record of working in fast-paced, high-growth technical environments

Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to operate independently with a proactive, results-driven mindset

Strong communication skills; thrives in a multicultural, cross-functional team

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
• Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
• 100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave, and 12 paid holidays
• 401(k) plan and equity options
• Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
• Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
• Relocation assistance when applicable

Pay

$180,000 - $240,000 per year

Schedule

Full-time