Senior Platform Engineer - Cloud, CI/CD & Kubernetes

Muon Space, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Muon Space, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Software Platform team. You will design and evolve high-performance, scalable systems that underpin internal tooling and production services behind customer-facing products such as Muon Mission Command.

You'll work across the stack, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive architectural decisions. This hybrid role requires on-site presence in San Jose three days a week and a strong focus on reliability and

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience in production systems.
• Hands-on depth with Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS.
• Experience building mission-critical services with uptime and performance requirements.
• Knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure and observability stacks.
• Strong debugging, profiling, and code optimization skills.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or leading technical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve high-performance, scalable systems.
• Work across the stack to deliver end-to-end platform capabilities.
• Contribute to architectural decisions shaping core systems.
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks and performance issues.
• Partner with cross-functional teams translating business needs into solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions.
• Take ownership of features from concept through deployment and operation.

Skills

Python

C++

Rust

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Performance debugging

Mentoring engineers

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

AWS tooling

Job description

Muon Space, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Software Platform team. You will design and evolve high-performance, scalable systems that underpin internal tooling and production services behind customer-facing products such as Muon Mission Command.

You'll work across the stack, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive architectural decisions. This hybrid role requires on-site presence in San Jose three days a week and a strong focus on reliability and