Remote Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Description:

• Loft Orbital is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join their Cloud Infrastructure Team.
• The role involves maintaining and scaling ground segment infrastructure for satellite operations.
• Responsibilities include collaborating with developers and satellite operators to promote a SatDevOps culture.
• The engineer will design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment.
• The position focuses on improving developer experience by building better tools, workflows, and environments.
• The engineer will lead automation and optimization efforts for systems, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure provisioning.
• Responsibilities also include owning and evolving the observability stack to enhance usability and performance.
• The role requires implementing best practices in software reliability, fault tolerance, and performance tuning.
• The engineer will proactively identify, investigate, and resolve system reliability issues.
• The position involves partnering with teams to design and operate Software Defined Network (SDN) solutions.
• The company values a collaborative and inclusive team culture that encourages respectful debate and continuous learning.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have strong experience with public cloud infrastructure, ideally GCP.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, including architecture, deployment, operations, and resource optimization is required.
• A demonstrated ability to design and build scalable, highly available systems is essential.
• Familiarity with Software Defined Networking (SDN) concepts and tools is necessary.
• Experience in implementing and maintaining observability stacks such as Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki is required.
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language, such as Go, Python, Rust, C/C++, or Java, is mandatory.
• A deep understanding and hands-on experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, infrastructure as code (IaC), and automation, is needed.
• A proven track record of working in fast-paced, high-growth technical environments is essential.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to operate independently with a proactive, results-driven mindset are required.
• Strong communication skills are necessary, with the ability to thrive in a multicultural, cross-functional team.

Benefits:

• The salary range for this position is $140,250 to $190,000 per year, based on education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Loft Orbital offers a supportive team environment and a culture that values diversity and community.
• Employees are given autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges while being supported by a close-knit team.
• The company encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds and values respectful debate and collaboration.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth are emphasized within the team culture.