About the role
Muon Space is looking for a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer to join our Platform Software team. Our team provides cloud infrastructure for Muon’s Satellite Operations systems and Data Platform, as well as development and test systems for engineers across the company. As a Cloud Engineer on the team, you will bring expertise in building and operating high-criticality services, and provide a foundation on which the company can build world-class satellite systems.
The ideal candidate is a self-motivated and versatile engineer who is excited to collaborate with other teams to build secure and reliable systems. You are passionate about setting a high bar, and enabling others to be extremely productive with great tools.
This role may be remote or located at our headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code components for Muon’s cloud and on-premises compute environments
- Implement tools and automation to empower software engineers to effectively and efficiently develop, test, and deploy their applications
- Implement security best practices and infrastructure to protect Muon’s systems and ensure compliance with applicable requirements
- Develop and implement standards for SLAs, monitoring, incident response, and disaster recovery
Qualifications
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, site reliability, or DevOps
- Expertise with AWS
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
- Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals such as TCP/IP, TLS, and VPNs
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new opportunities each week
Nice-to-have Skills
- Experience with Python development and Bash scripting
- Experience with configuration management tools like Terraform, Ansible
- Familiarity with Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems
- Experience with the Azure cloud ecosystem
- Experience managing CI/CD in cloud-based development, staging, and production environments
- Strong Linux fundamentals
- Familiarity with cybersecurity compliance frameworks such as NIST-800-171 and GovCloud
Salary
The salary range for this role is $150K-$200K and will depend on a candidate’s skills, geographic location, qualifications, and experience as defined during the interview process.
About Muon Space
Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.
Taking Care of Our Team
At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, we provide equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.
Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
ITAR/EAR Requirements
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.
