Platform Engineer
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