Software Platform Engineer, DevOps/SRE

About the role

Muon Space is leveraging our proprietary constellation of Earth‑observation satellites to monitor and address climate change and growing customer needs, and we need a Software Platform Engineer to build the infrastructure that powers all of our engineering teams. As a key member of our Software Platform team, you will design, implement, and maintain the reliable, scalable platform that enables our entire organization to deliver software efficiently and securely. You'll be the force multiplier for our science and engineering teams, empowering them with modern cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. By creating world‑class infrastructure and developer tools, you will directly accelerate our ability to deliver satellite systems and climate solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement infrastructure‑as‑code using Terraform and Terragrunt across different cloud platforms
• Design and deploy Bazel build infrastructure such as network caches and remote execution clusters to accelerate developer productivity
• Develop cloud cost visibility dashboards and self‑serve budgeting tools for engineering teams
• Architect and operate AWS EKS clusters for production workloads
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions using Grafana, Prometheus, and InfluxDB
• Expand a growing private network infrastructure using Cloudflare Zero Trust and AWS transit gateway

Qualifications

• 5+ years of DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering experience
• Deep expertise in AWS services (EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM) and Terraform
• Production experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration

Nice‑to‑have Skills

• Experience with Bazel build systems and remote caching
• GitHub Enterprise and Okta/SSO integration experience
• Experience with Artifactory or similar artifact management systems
• Backstage or similar developer portal platforms
• AWS GovCloud and multi‑account AWS organizations
• Experience in aerospace or satellite systems

Salary

The salary range for this role is $175,000 - $205,000 plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed 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, full‑time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) 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.