Staff Cloud Engineer, Skylo
AWS
$175-185k
+ Stock Options
Office located in Mountain View, CA
Satellite-based device connectivity
Be an early applicant
Satellite-based device connectivity
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$175-185k
+ Stock Options
Office located in Mountain View, CA
101-200 employees
Company mission
To be the most efficient way to connect anything, anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, with at least 5+ focused on AWS
- Proven expertise with AWS core services (EC2, EKS/ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, VPC, Route 53)
- Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation)
- Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and service mesh architectures
- Deep understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity management
- Proficiency in scripting/automation (Python, Go, Bash)
- Strong knowledge of observability tooling (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, etc.)
- Excellent communication, mentorship, and cross-functional leadership skills
- AWS Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
Desirable
- Experience with multi-account strategy and AWS Organizations
- Background in FinOps / cloud cost optimization
- Prior experience in regulated industries (fintech, telecom, healthcare)
What the job involves
- Skylo is hiring a Staff Cloud Engineer (AWS) to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our AWS-based cloud infrastructure
- As a senior technical expert, you will shape our cloud architecture, drive automation, and ensure scalability, reliability, and security across our environments
- This role requires deep AWS expertise, a passion for solving complex infrastructure challenges, and the ability to influence engineering direction while remaining hands-on
- Architecture & Design
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AWS architectures
- Define best practices for compute (EC2, ECS, EKS), storage (S3, EBS, EFS), and networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect)
- Architect solutions for high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity
- Partner with application teams to design cloud-native solutions optimized for AWS
- Infrastructure Engineering & Automation
- Drive Infrastructure as Code initiatives (Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation)
- Automate provisioning, scaling, and configuration management
- Improve observability and operational efficiency through logging, monitoring, and alerting
- Lead performance tuning and capacity planning for critical workloads
- Security & Compliance
- Embed AWS security best practices (IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, Security Hub)
- Partner with the security team to ensure compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR)
- Implement zero-trust principles and least-privilege access controls
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Act as a technical leader and mentor for cloud and DevOps engineers
- Influence long-term cloud strategy, tooling, and architecture decisions
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, security, and engineering teams
- Participate in design reviews, architecture boards, and technical roadmaps
Our take
Skylo connects Internet of Things (IoT) devices to satellite networks using the cellular-based Narrowband IoT protocol. It is considered one of the world’s most affordable and ubiquitous networks that connects any machine or sensor.
The company stands out for being the first to leverage the aforementioned protocol, which allows its customers to instantaneously connect billions of devices in remote areas, without having to wait for any new satellites to launch. Having tested its technology with government and enterprise clients, the company then invested funding into scaling service in emerging markets, starting with India and Southeast Asia.
More recently, Skylo has focused on forming partnerships, such as with IoT firm FocusPoint and telecommunications equipment company Anritsu Corporation, through which it has helped deliver IoT monitoring and emergency escalation services and enhanced Non-Terrestrial Network device testing. It also enjoyed an oversubscribed round of funding in 2025, after growing its commercial coverage area to include Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. These two significant wins exemplify Skylo's status as a leading connectivity company.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2025
$30m
LATE VC
Feb 2024
$37m
LATE VC
Total funding: $183m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement plan
- Monthly allowances for wellness and education reimbursement
- A generous time off policy, holidays, and the opportunity to temporarily work abroad
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Andrew Kalman
(Co-Founder & Hub Architect)Previously co-founded and served as Director of R&D for Euphonix. Founded Pumpkin, serving as President and CTO.
Andrew Nuttall
(Co-Founder & CTO)Received a Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University.
Parthsarathi Trivedi
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously acted as a Graduate Research Assistant at MIT's Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment.
Tarun Gupta
(Co-Founder)Previously acted as Head of Strategy and Operations for Google, President for Parallel Infrastructure, and as Chief Architect for FiberTower.
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