Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Remote

Overview

Loft Orbital is revolutionizing access to space by building reliable, shareable satellites that drastically reduce the time and complexity traditionally required to get to orbit. We operate satellites, fly customer payloads, and handle entire missions from end-to-end. We’re a close-knit team of space enthusiasts, software experts, and cutting-edge technologists, all working together to make space simple for our customers.

In Short

• 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 and infrastructure provisioning.
• Own and evolve our observability stack to improve usability and performance.
• Implement and advocate for best practices in software reliability and performance tuning.
• Proactively identify, investigate, and resolve system reliability issues.
• Partner with teams to design and operate Software Defined Network (SDN) solutions.
• Contribute to a collaborative and inclusive team culture.

Requirements

• Strong experience with public cloud infrastructure, ideally GCP.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes and resource optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to design and build scalable systems.
• Familiarity with Software Defined Networking (SDN) concepts.
• Experience implementing observability stacks.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language: Go, Python, Rust, C/C++, or Java.
• Deep understanding of DevOps practices.
• Proven track record in fast-paced technical environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.
• Strong communication skills; thrives in a multicultural team.

Benefits

• Work on cutting-edge technology in the space industry.
• Collaborate with a passionate team of experts.
• Opportunity for professional growth and learning.
• Flexible work environment.