Senior Platform Engineer

Location: United States
Employment Type: Permanent
Location Terms: On-site
Salary: USD160000

Senior Platform Engineer

Location: On-site, Irvine, CA (5 days/week)
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Space Technology

About the Role

We’re seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to take a leading role in designing, scaling, and evolving our internal developer platforms and cloud-agnostic infrastructure. You’ll be a key contributor to the architecture and implementation of high-performance, self-service systems that support both cloud and on-premises environments — all in support of real-world space missions.

You’ll combine hands-on engineering expertise with strategic thinking, helping to guide teams across the organization toward scalable, secure, and portable infrastructure solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Leadership & Architecture:

  • Design and lead the implementation of developer platforms that are cloud-agnostic, scalable, and secure.

  • Architect reusable infrastructure components, patterns, and APIs for internal teams.

  • Drive improvements in container orchestration (Kubernetes) and standardized deployment workflows.

  • Build abstraction layers to decouple platform services from specific cloud providers.

Engineering & Collaboration:

  • Partner with development teams to improve developer experience, CI/CD pipelines, and service reliability.

  • Guide teams in adopting best practices for containerization, IaC, and observability.

  • Mentor junior engineers and influence engineering culture through thought leadership and knowledge sharing.

Operational Ownership:

  • Maintain and evolve AWS infrastructure while working toward more portable deployments.

  • Support production environments, troubleshoot complex systems, and participate in on-call rotations.

  • Lead post-mortems, technical deep dives, and root cause analyses when incidents arise.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 5+ years in platform engineering, DevOps, or site reliability roles.

  • Deep Linux expertise and comfort debugging complex systems without heavy documentation.

  • Extensive experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code (CDK, Terraform, etc.).

  • Strong proficiency in at least one modern language (Python, Go, or TypeScript).

  • Solid understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration at scale.

  • Proven ability to design for cloud-agnostic environments and portability.

  • Excellent communication and leadership skills — able to influence and guide cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building internal developer platforms or platform-as-a-product ecosystems.

  • Familiarity with GitOps, service mesh architectures, and multi-cloud environments.

  • Exposure to systems focused on reliability, observability, and developer self-service.

  • Contributions to open-source tools or platform-related communities.

Why Join Us

  • Shape the infrastructure powering orbital debris removal and space domain awareness.

  • Work in a mission-driven environment where your platform decisions have real-world impact.

  • Be part of an ego-free, collaborative team that values curiosity and continuous learning.

  • Access top-tier benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), generous PTO, and growth opportunities.

ITAR Requirements

Due to U.S. export regulations, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or otherwise authorized for required clearances.

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