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Senior Platform Engineer (DevX)

K2 Space
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Posted
12 days ago
Department
Software
Salary
$165,000 - $200,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 8+ years of experience building developer tooling and deployment patterns
  • Proficiency in at least one language (Go, TypeScript, Python, C#)
  • Deep working knowledge of designing, developing, and deploying applications to Amazon EKS
  • Deep working knowledge of CI/CD build pipeline with Github or Gitlab
  • Experience with using Terraform or CDK, GitOps (GH Actions, Gitlab CI)
  • Experience with AI-assisted development processes
Nice to have
  • Comfortable with performing PoC to evaluate new technology: AI Platform, AI models
  • Competence leveraging observability & SLOs (metrics, tracing, structured logs)
  • Experience with progressive/canary rollouts, policy-as-code integration
What the job really is

As a Senior Platform Engineer at K2, you will be part of the enterprise software team that develops tools to support satellite design, manufacturing, and mission operations. Your role involves creating application patterns for deployment on Amazon EKS, promoting AI adoption, and ensuring resilience and reliability in production operations. You will also mentor engineers and optimize performance and cost across the software development lifecycle.

Benefits
  • Base salary range for this role is $165,000 - $200,000 + equity in the company
  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
Things to weigh
  • No specific mention of remote work options or flexibility
  • The role involves navigating AI benefits and challenges, which may require adaptability
  • The company is in a high-growth phase, which can be both exciting and demanding
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