Site Reliability Engineer, Hadrian

Robotics

$164-270k

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Python

C++

Room

Prometheus

Golang

Datadog

Mid and Senior level

Los Angeles

More information about location

Building autonomous factories for aerospace components

Posted today

Building autonomous factories for aerospace components

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDeep TechAutomationAerospace

Posted today

$164-270k

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Python

C++

Room

Prometheus

Golang

Datadog

Mid and Senior level

Los Angeles

More information about location

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDeep TechAutomationAerospace

Company mission

To build the planet's most efficient factory to accelerate a democratic, abundant, spacefaring future.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Ownership. Someone who has owned the reliability of a production system where downtime had physical or operational consequences (manufacturing line, autonomous vehicle, lab automation, network operations)
Systems Thinker. Focused on understanding the relationship among various systems to design sustainable solutions, not one-time fixes
Problem Solver. Solving complex puzzles excites and motivates you to find an efficient solution
T-Shaped Skill Set. Comfortable with bare metal Kubernetes, networking, GitOps workflows, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Also skilled in programming in TypeScript, Python, Golang, or C++
Strong Communication. You can run a war room, write a post-mortem, and explain a reliability tradeoff to a stakeholder

Desirable

You've built automated or self-healing remediation at scale. We want systems that remove humans from the loop
Background in edge/on-prem infrastructure. You’ve run Kubernetes at the edge (k3s, k0s, k0smotron), managing on-prem clusters, time-series at the edge, or air-gapped deployments. A deep understanding of Linux operating system fundamentals such as cgroups, sockets, and system tuning, is a big plus
Deep understanding of shipping and storing telemetry data at scale. Experience with Kafka/MQTT/RabbitMQ is a plus
Direct robotics experience. ROS/ROS2, OPC UA, EtherCAT, motion controllers, or fleet management for autonomous systems
An individual who is self-directed and can deliver with high velocity

What the job involves

Own the reliability of our robotics systems, from PLCs through ROS2/middleware to Kubernetes
Build interfaces to our observability system to ingest telemetry from our controls and robotics systems. Leverage solutions such as Prometheus, Telegraf, OpenTelemetry, and Datadog
Write code frameworks and tools to support our controls and robotics systems, including diagnostic tools, shared libraries for telemetry data, and automated remediation
Partner with controls, robotics, and platform engineering teams to bake reliability in early. Review designs, develop SLOs and SLIs, introduce reliability release gates, and push for telemetry contracts to develop production-grade services

Our take

Hadrian is an industrial automation company that creates autonomous factories for aerospace components. Founded by a former history student, the inspiration for Hadrian was the notion that throughout history, empires begin to fall when they outsource their core industries to lower-cost countries, resulting in internal stagnation and mass unemployment.

To counter this historic trend, founder Chris Power founded Hadrian, which uses machine learning to automate the processes of component factories. Power honed in on key US industries that were lacking in scalable solutions. Aerospace and defence is one area in which the USA relies on boutique experts who lack the manpower to build at scale. This factory automation solution addresses bottlenecks in manufacturing aerospace components that slow down progress due to owner-operated machine shops.

With investment from early Facebook and Airbnb investors Andreessen Horowitz, Hadrian is setting a precedent for a new era of machine work innovation. Hadrian’s main challenge will be convincing smaller manufacturers in the sector to embrace the precision and time-saving benefits of automation. With two factories now operational, Hadrian is using funding to continue its team and product growth, so as to meet the growing demand for component manufacturing.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Jul 2025

$260m

SERIES C

Feb 2024

$93.6m

SERIES B

Total funding: $490.6m

Company benefits

100% coverage of platinum medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees 401k
Relocation stipend if you’re moving from outside of LA
Flexible vacation policy

Company HQ

Hermosa Beach, CA

Leadership

Chris Power

(CEO & CPO)

Previously Managing Partner at ADSC, Contributor and Advisor at Open Lunar Foundation and Head of Growth at Ento.com.

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