Platform Engineer

K2 Space

$123K — $160K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent; 2-5 years in distributed systems
  • Proficiency in a programming language (Go, TypeScript, Python, C#)
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub or GitLab
  • Familiarity with Amazon EKS for feature development
  • Understanding of monitoring tools like Datadog, Splunk, or OpenTelemetry

Responsibilities

  • Provide operational support for Amazon EKS self-service functionalities
  • Implement observability standards for end-to-end visibility across environments
  • Create user-friendly documentation and diagnostic tools
  • Support code lifecycle management including versioning and migrations
  • Build automated policies for code deployment and testing best practices

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Life insurance and paid parental leave
  • Generous paid time off policies
  • Opportunity for equity in the company
  • Support for non-traditional career paths
Full Job Description
Our enterprise software team builds the digital backbone that powers K2 Space's satellite design, manufacturing, and mission operations. We develop tools that connect engineering, production, and mission control into a seamless ecosystem - enabling our hardware to get from concept to orbit faster than ever before. As we continue to grow, we're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer on our Enterprise Information Systems team, you must possess strong technical skills and a sense of empathy for your fellow engineers. You will work closely with other talented engineers, architects and senior stakeholders to design, implement, and deliver on our roadmap. Responsibilities • Operational support for Amazon EKS self-service functionalities maintain abstractions enabling scoped segmentation, governed namespace, automate workload scaling, multi-tenancy, adaptive ingress/egress, and traceable traffic • Help implement observability standards so end-to-end request path and applied policies are visible (source, identity, route, outcome, saturation, cost) across environments • Provide approachable docs & diagnostics (guides, diagrams, 'why can't this connect?' flows) to shorten support loops • Support code lifecycle and adoption including versioning, safe migrations, deprecations, usage telemetry, and proactive pruning of unused resources • Build automated policies and processes to ensure good code deployment practices, code hygiene, good code test practices Qualifications And Experience • BS in Computer Science (or equivalent) and 2-5 years of experience building and operating distributed systems • Proficiency in at least one language (Go, TypeScript, Python, C#) and disciplined SCM workflows (branching, reviews, automated gates) • Working knowledge of: • CI/CD build pipeline with Github or Gitlab • Amazon EKS for feature development and operational support • Datadog, Splunk or OpenTelemetry Nice To Have • Experience with developer connectivity abstractions: K8s CRDs/operators, guardrails (admission, lint, simulation) and automated tests • Experience with infrastructure as code and delivery: Terraform or CDK, GitOps (GH Actions, Gitlab CI), progressive/canary rollouts, policy-as-code integration • Familiarity in observability & SLOs (metrics, tracing, structured logs) Compensation & Benefits • Base salary range for this role is $123,000 $160,000 + equity in the company • Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/ coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks If you don't meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!

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