Senior Cloud Infra Engineer - SatDevOps for Space Missions

Cerebras; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Equity options

Health insurance

Parental leave

Lunch provided

Job summary

Loft Orbital is hiring a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to maintain and scale our ground segment infrastructure. You’ll work across development, operations, and IT to ensure reliable cloud-based services for space operations on Earth and in orbit.

This role emphasizes SatDevOps, automation, and strong collaboration in a fast-paced, innovative environment. You’ll help evolve CI/CD, IaC, and observability, with Grafana/Prometheus experience valued.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with public cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred).
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes (architecture, deployment, ops, optimization).
• Ability to design and build scalable, highly available systems.
• Familiarity with SDN concepts and tools.
• Experience with observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki).
• Proficiency in at least one backend language (Go, Python, Rust, C/C++, Java).
• Hands-on DevOps: CI/CD, IaC, automation.
• Proven track record in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and proactive mindset.
• Strong communication in a multicultural, cross-functional team.
• Master’s degree in CS or related field.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers and satellite operators to foster a SatDevOps culture.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure in a hybrid cloud.
• Improve developer experience with better tools, workflows, and environments.
• Lead automation of systems, including CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and deployment workflows.
• Own and evolve observability stack (metrics, tracing, logs). Grafana-centric ecosystems are a plus.
• Implement and advocate for best practices in reliability, fault tolerance, and performance tuning.
• Proactively identify, investigate, and resolve system reliability issues with root-cause analyses.
• Partner with teams to design and operate Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions.
• Contribute to a collaborative and inclusive team culture.

Skills

Public cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

Design scalable systems

DevOps practices

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code (IaC)

Observability stacks

Backend languages (Go, Python, Rust, C

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

Loki

ArgoCD

FluxCD

Job description

Loft Orbital is hiring a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to maintain and scale our ground segment infrastructure. You’ll work across development, operations, and IT to ensure reliable cloud-based services for space operations on Earth and in orbit.

This role emphasizes SatDevOps, automation, and strong collaboration in a fast-paced, innovative environment. You’ll help evolve CI/CD, IaC, and observability, with Grafana/Prometheus experience valued.