Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Loft Orbital Solutions; United Arab Emirates; Hybrid; AED 661,000 - 882,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive space technology company is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join its Cloud Infrastructure Team. The role emphasizes collaboration across IT and development to maintain and expand ground segment infrastructure. Ideal candidates should have strong experience with public cloud systems, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices. The position involves designing scalable solutions and improving observability stacks, offering a unique opportunity in the space sector with a supportive and diverse culture.

Benefits

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible Time Off policy

401(k) plan and equity options

Daily catered lunches and snacks

Qualifications

• Strong experience with GCP or similar public cloud.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes operations and optimization.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language like Go or Python.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to foster a SatDevOps culture.
• Design and maintain scalable, secure infrastructure.
• Own and improve the observability stack.

Skills

Public cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

DevOps practices

Problem-solving skills

Strong communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or similar

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

Loki

Job description

Wanna join the adventure?

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.

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer on our Cloud Infrastructure Team, you’ll play a pivotal role in maintaining and scaling our ground segment infrastructure. You’ll collaborate across development, operations, and IT to ensure the integration, delivery, and reliability of services that support our space operations on Earth and in orbit.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting‑edge technology and help build modern automated space infrastructure. This is not your typical SRE role; we apply DevOps principles even to spacecraft control. Yes, we call it SatDevOps, and we’ll train you to operate our satellites!

About the Role

• 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.

Must Haves

• 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.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field

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.

Some of Our Awesome Benefits

• 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
• Relocation assistance when applicable

$180,000 - $240,000 a year

State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role, which is $180,000- $240,000 per year. This is determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly, we are excited to meet you, and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.

Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes.

Who We Are

Loft: Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and flexible 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, in‑orbit demonstrations, 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 25 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

At Loft, you’ll be given the autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges, but with a close‑knit and supportive team at your back. We believe that diversity and community are the foundation of an open culture. We are committed to hiring the best people regardless of background and make their time at Loft the most fulfilling period of their career.

We value kind, supportive and team‑oriented collaborators. It is also crucial for us that you are a problem solver and a great communicator. As our team is international, you will need strong English skills to better collaborate, easily communicate complex ideas and convey important messages.

With 4 satellites on‑orbit and a wave of exciting missions launching soon, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France.

As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.