<div><b>Wanna Join the Adventure?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>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.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a <b>Senior Site Reliability Engineer </b>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. </div><div><br /></div><div>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 <b>SatDevOps</b>, and we’ll train you to operate our satellites!</div><h3>About the role:</h3><ul><li>Collaborate with developers and satellite operators to foster a strong <b>SatDevOps culture</b>.</li><li>Design, implement, and maintain <b>scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure</b> in a hybrid cloud environment.</li><li>Improve our <b>developer experience</b> by building better tools, workflows, and environments.</li><li>Lead efforts to automate and optimize systems, including <b>CI/CD pipelines</b>, <b>infrastructure provisioning (IaC)</b>, and deployment workflows.</li><li>Own and evolve our <b>observability stack</b> (metrics, tracing, logs) to improve usability and performance. Grafana-centric ecosystems are a plus.</li><li>Implement and advocate for <b>best practices</b> in software reliability, fault tolerance, and performance tuning.</li><li>Proactively <b>identify, investigate, and resolve system reliability issues</b>, performing root cause analyses and implementing long-term fixes.</li><li>Partner with teams to design and operate <b>Software Defined Network (SDN)</b> solutions.</li><li>Contribute to a <b>collaborative and inclusive team culture</b> where respectful debate and continuous learning are celebrated.</li></ul><h3>Must Haves:</h3><ul><li>Strong experience with <b>public cloud infrastructure</b>, ideally GCP.</li><li>Deep expertise in <b>Kubernetes</b>, architecture, deployment, ops, and resource optimization.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to <b>design and build scalable, highly available systems</b>.</li><li>Familiarity with <b>Software Defined Networking (SDN)</b> concepts and tools.</li><li>Experience implementing and maintaining <b>observability stacks</b> (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, etc.).</li><li>Proficiency in at least one backend language: <b>Go, Python, Rust, C/C++, or Java</b>.</li><li>Deep understanding and hands-on experience with <b>DevOps practices</b>: CI/CD, infrastructure as code (IaC), and automation.</li><li>Proven track record of working in <b>fast-paced, high-growth technical environments</b>.</li><li>Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to operate independently with a <b>proactive, results-driven mindset</b>.</li><li>Strong communication skills; thrives in a multicultural, cross-functional team.</li></ul><h3>Nice to Haves:</h3><ul><li>Hands-on experience with <b>GitOps frameworks</b> (ArgoCD, FluxCD).</li><li>Interest or experience in <b>FinOps</b> and <b>cost-optimized architectures</b>.</li><li>Understanding of <b>orchestration in resource-constrained environments</b>, like space systems.</li><li>Knowledge of <b>systems engineering tools</b> and SDLC governance.</li><li>Familiarity with <b>security practices</b>, vulnerability scanning, threat detection, risk mitigation.</li></ul><h3>Some of Our Awesome Benefits:</h3><ul><li>Equity, we want you to have an active role in our success </li><li><b>Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off (vacations &amp; RTT )</b> and flexible working hours, we want you to be at your best</li><li>Health and life insurance, we care about your health</li><li>Lunch Vouchers, because let’s be honest, we love food! (we even have a slack channel about it <a href="https://loftorbital.slack.com/archives/C02G64537DF">#loft-gourmand</a>)</li><li>Cross-office travel opportunities between San Francisco, Colorado, and Toulouse to learn from our differences</li><li>Company and team off-sites and many other events to work &amp; celebrate together</li><li>Relocation assistance <b>to Toulouse </b>when applicable</li></ul><div><b>Who We Are</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Loft Orbital builds “shareable” satellites, providing a fast &amp; simple path to orbit for organizations that require access to space. Powered by our hardware &amp; software products, we operate satellites, fly customer payloads onboard, and handle entire missions from end to end - significantly reducing the lead-time and risk of a traditional space mission.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our standard interface enables us to fly multiple customer payloads on the same satellite, with capabilities such as earth imagery, weather &amp; climate /science data collection, IoT connectivity, in-orbit demonstrations, and national security missions. Our customers trust us to manage their space infrastructure, so they can focus on what matters most to them: operating their mission and collecting their data.</div><div><br /></div><div>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.</div><div><br /></div><div>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.</div><div><br /></div><div>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.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.</i></div>

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