Senior Platform Engineer, Spaceflight Simulation & Infra

Kindredventures; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Kindredventures in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to develop simulation infrastructure supporting flight systems. This role involves working closely with engineering teams to enable fast, repeatable workflows in development and deployment.

The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in platform, DevOps, and infrastructure engineering, with skills in scripting and CI/CD tools. The position requires in-office presence in Playa Vista, CA, and offers an annual salary between $139,000 and $201,000.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in platform, DevOps, infrastructure, or software engineering.
• Expertise in DevOps best practices.
• Proficiency in one or more scripting languages such as Python or Bash.
• Experience with Linux-based systems.
• Experience with CI/CD platforms like Jenkins.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Provision and maintain infrastructure for simulation workflows.
• Leverage IaaS for scalability and resource optimization.
• Automate infrastructure management using IaC.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to improve iteration speed.
• Configure network hardware and cloud resources.

Skills

DevOps best practices

Scripting languages (Python, Lua, Bash, etc.)

Linux-based systems

CI/CD platforms (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

Containerization (Docker/Podman)

Orchestration (Kubernetes)

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Kindredventures in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to develop simulation infrastructure supporting flight systems. This role involves working closely with engineering teams to enable fast, repeatable workflows in development and deployment.

The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in platform, DevOps, and infrastructure engineering, with skills in scripting and CI/CD tools. The position requires in-office presence in Playa Vista, CA, and offers an annual salary between $139,000 and $201,000.