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!