Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Loft Orbital Solutions Inc.
San Francisco, CA, United States
4 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
$180,000 - $240,000
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Systems Engineering C++ (Programming Language) Cloud Computing Computer Networks Continuous Integration DevOps Fault Tolerance Intrusion Detection and Prevention Python (Programming Language) Network Monitoring Performance Tuning
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Systems Development Life Cycle Prometheus Rust (Programming Language) Delivery Pipeline Grafana Reliability of Systems HybridCloud Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Backend Build Management Kubernetes Information Technology Vulnerability Analysis

Job description

  • 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. Grafana-centric ecosystems are a plus
  • 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

Requirements

  • 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

Nice to Haves:

  • 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
  • Knowledge of systems engineering tools and SDLC governance
  • Familiarity with security practices, vulnerability scanning, threat detection, risk mitigation
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field

Benefits & conditions

  • 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
  • Daily catered lunches and snacks in office
  • International exposure to our team in France
  • Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent
  • Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
  • Off-sites and many social events and celebrations

About the company

Loft: Space Made Simple. Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit. We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives. With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA Golden, CO and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure. As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so

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