Senior Cloud Networking Engineer

The world still has coverage blind spots. You could help eliminate them at Skylo.

Skylo has pioneered a standards-based approach to satellite connectivity. We connect smartphones and IoT devices directly to satellites. No special hardware no entirely new networks. Just billions of existing devices suddenly reachable anywhere on Earth. Were not building toward this future. Were already in it.

Our direct-to-device service is live on millions of activated devices across five continents covering more than 72 million square kilometers in partnership with leading satellite operators mobile network operators Tier-1 chipset makers and OEMs worldwide. And were just getting started.

At the heart of it all is Skylos commercial NTN vRAN: a 3GPP standards-based cloud-native platform that seamlessly bridges terrestrial and satellite networks. Its the infrastructure that makes true anywhere anytime connectivity possible.

When you join Skylo youll work at the intersection of three markets reshaping how the world stays connected: mass-market consumer devices automotive and industrial IoT. Enabling people outdoors and critical workflows in the worlds most remote places.

This is a rare chance to work on technology that matters at a company thats already proving it works

This role is located Mountain View CA where we are onsite 3 days a week in office.

Summary Of How You Will Impact Skylo

Skylo is hiring a Senior Cloud Networking Engineerto design implement and optimize networking solutions across our cloud environments. You will be responsible for ensuring secure scalable and high-performing network connectivity for our global systems. This role will partner closely with cloud DevOps and security teams to deliver reliable cloud networking architectures that meet the needs of a growing mission-critical platform.

How You Will Contribute

Cloud Networking Design & Implementation

• Architect and maintain networking solutions in AWS and GCP including VPCs subnets routing peering and hybrid connectivity.

• Design and configure load balancing API gateways private service access and service meshes for modern application environments.

• Implement and manage cloud-based firewalls NAT VPNs and SD-WAN solutions.

• Optimize network performance latency and availability for distributed systems.

Security & Compliance

• Enforce network security best practices including zero-trust principles segmentation and encryption in transit.

• Partner with the security team to monitor for vulnerabilities misconfigurations and potential threats.

• Support compliance requirements (SOC 2 ISO 27001 HIPAA GDPR etc.) through secure network design.

Operations & Troubleshooting

• Lead advanced troubleshooting of network connectivity latency and throughput issues.

• Build automation scripts and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform Pulumi etc.) for network provisioning.

• Maintain observability and monitoring tools to ensure health and reliability of network services.

• Provide on-call support for critical infrastructure networking issues.

Collaboration & Strategy

• Work closely with Cloud Architect cloud infrastructure and application teams to ensure networking aligns with business requirements.

• Contribute to long-term cloud networking strategy including multi-cloud and hybrid connectivity.

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to documentation standards and best practices.

What We Look For

• 7 years of experience in network engineering with at least 3 years in cloud networking.

• Deep knowledge of AWS VPC networking GCP VPC & VPC-SC or Azure Virtual Networks.

• Strong background in routing BGP DNS firewalls and load balancing in cloud and hybrid environments.

• Experience with Kubernetes networking (CNI service mesh ingress/egress).

• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform Pulumi or CloudFormation).

• Familiarity with security tools monitoring and observability (Datadog Prometheus ELK etc.).

• Excellent problem-solving communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Certifications: AWS Advanced Networking Specialty GCP Professional Cloud Network Engineer CCNP/CCIE or equivalent.

• Every role at Skylo uses AI tools daily to amplify output. We expect active habits using AI tools and a track record of folding new ones into your workflow quickly

Nice to Haves

• Experience with SD-WAN private interconnects (Direct Connect Cloud Interconnect ExpressRoute).

• Hands-on knowledge of API security service meshes (Istio/Linkerd) and zero-trust networking.

• Prior experience in high-availability large-scale or regulated industries (fintech telecom healthtech).
  
  

What We Offer

With employees working across three continents Skylo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. Our worldwide and inclusive culture encourages a flexible approach to work and we also offer an attractive range benefits such as:

• Competitive compensation packages including a stock option based equity program

• 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

• Once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of developing and running worlds first commercial live direct-to-device satellite network and service

• Access to world-class team and talent across tech domains: software hardware chipsets telecom satellite and network virtualization

• Open transparent inclusive culture that blends the Silicon Valley Nordic and South Asia characteristics
  
  

Additional information

The compensation range for this position is: $145000 - $155000.This range reflects the low and high end of the range Skylo reasonably and generally expects to pay the hired candidate in this role.

EEO Statement
Skylo is an equal-opportunity employer and we celebrate diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color ancestry national origin caste sex sexual orientation parent or caregiver status political affiliation gender gender identity or expression age disability medical condition pregnancy genetic makeup marital status or military service consistent with applicable federal state and local laws.

We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. Please let us know if you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability.

Required Experience:

Senior IC