Varda Space
Site Reliability Engineer II
El Segundo, California, United States · Mid
Sponsorship not specified$17k-$133kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role
- At Varda Space Industries, we're pushing the boundaries of what's possible in space and materials science - and we're looking for bold engineers to help us get there.
- We are looking for an experienced engineer with deep working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized technologies.
- You are a hands-on operator and builder who applies first-principles thinking to both software delivery (DevOps) and production reliability (SRE), and thrives in complex, mission-critical environments.
Responsibilities
- Deploy, maintain, and operate mission-critical applications and infrastructure supporting spacecraft and company-wide systems.
- Build and evolve Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks using tools such as Terraform
- Implement and operate observability systems (metrics, logging, tracing) and actionable alerting.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable safe, repeatable, and rapid deployments.
- Partner with software and hardware engineers to deliver highly operable, reliable, and scalable systems and pipelines
- perform performance tuning and implement long-term stability improvements.
- perform root cause analysis and drive corrective actions through blameless postmortems.
- Relocation support for new hires, if needed
Requirements
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform to automate server provisioning
- Experience operating Kubernetes or similar container orchestration platforms in production environments.
- Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, InfluxDB, or similar technologies.
- Knowledge of software-defined networking (VPC, Subnets, Firewalls, VPNs, etc.)
- Python, Bash, PowerShell (or similar) scripting experience
- Experience provisioning and managing scalable Azure cloud infrastructure using native tools and best practices
- Experience implementing configuration management, provisioning, and workflow automation solutions via Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and GitOps (e.g., Ansible, Salt, Argo CD, etc.).
- Strong understanding of Linux systems and container runtimes (e.g., containerd, Docker)
- Experience with GPU workloads or high-throughput computing.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills and Experience
Skills
- Solve challenging technical problems across a wide range of modern technologies.
Compensation
- Site Reliability Engineer: 133,000 - $170,00 per year
- Leveling and base salary are determined by job-related skills, education level, experience level, and job performance
Benefits
- Flexible PTO policy + 12 paid holidays
- 100% company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans for employees and dependents with FSA and employer-matched HSA options
- $120/month wellness reimbursement for gym and fitness expenses
- 12 weeks of parental leave (with supplemental disability leave for CA mothers)
- Family building, pregnancy, parenting and menopause benefits via Maven Clinic
- Sponsored One Medical memberships for employees and their dependents
- Substantial incentive equity in a fully funded space start-up
- 401(k) retirement plan with 6% employer match (immediately vested)
- $20/pay period cell phone reimbursement
Company info
- Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
- Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst, and Also Capital.
- About This Role At Varda Space Industries, we're pushing the boundaries of what's possible in space and materials science - and we're looking for bold engineers to help us get there.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Varda, like all employers, must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally, our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items.
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