Cloud Infrastructure Engineer San Francisco

Overview

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe—large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from leading investors and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. The company designs, builds, and operates its satellites from its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Role : Reliability is the cornerstone of a successful space mission. As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll design infrastructure that’s as mission-critical as the satellites it supports : platforms built to run 24 / 7 without compromise. Your infrastructure will be the foundation for applications Mission Operators use to safely command our satellites and maintain situational awareness. Your expertise will guide our company strategy in leveraging the cloud for hosting critical applications and improving developer productivity. This role supports both commercial and U.S. Government programs.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes-based platforms that host mission-critical applications
• Harden infrastructure for resilience and build self-healing systems with minimal downtime
• Develop observability pipelines that give insight into cluster health and cost
• Partner with teams across the engineering org to ensure their application requirements and SLAs are met
• Champion best practices in software reliability, security, and scalability across the engineering org

Qualifications

Bonus Areas

What we offer

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits. Base pay is a component of Astranis’s total rewards package, which may also include equity, healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(k), and on-site meals.

Astranis pay ranges are informed through salary surveys. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will be influenced by factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Salary range : $130,000 - $160,000 USD

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee / Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.

Application

We welcome interested candidates to apply for this opportunity.

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