DevOps Engineer, Astranis

• A B.S. or M.S in a related discipline (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science)
• Relevant Experience or coursework with Python
• Familiarity with git and/or github
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to perform duties autonomously with guidance from senior engineers

Desirable

• Associate positions at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for new grads who have who have graduated from a four-year university
• As a DevOps Intern, you will work with our Flight Software and other related teams to operate, scale, and automate operations for our embedded software and platform development
• These include command & control systems, telemetry databases, continuous integration systems, flight code build systems, and other software systems critical to our mission
• This internship offers a unique opportunity to contribute to key projects and gain hands-on experience in the aerospace industry
• You will write code that will be flying in space!
• You will assist in improving the state of operations for key software systems at Astranis, focusing on reliability and maintainability as we expand to a fleet of satellites and their supporting services
• This role will contribute to both commercial and US Government programs
• Assist in developing software tools to gain insights into mission-critical software performance and correctness
• Contribute towards python version migration for a large repository
• Create tooling to automate python package generation and upload to a private repository
• Support the automation of release, deployment, and monitoring tooling for development and production systems
• Aid in the implementation and management of metrics and performance tracking in development, CI, production, and mission contexts

• An equity stake in the company
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Unlimited vacation days
• Healthy, delicious, free lunch catered in every day
• Complementary OneMedical membership
• Great office chairs, stand-up desks, and a machine shop
• Reimbursement to spend on commuting from outside SF
• Generous, fully-paid ‍parental leave

Total funding: $603.7m

Internet access is swiftly becoming a core feature of modern life across the world - as of 2021, nearly 60% of the global population were active internet users, and the number is only set to climb. Looking to facilitate and benefit from this are Astranis, who have developed advanced small-form factor satellite technology (similar to SpaceX) to improve satellite internet access across the world.