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Site Reliability Engineer (Network)

Loft Orbital Solutions

Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 157000 - 239000

Posted: 21 August 2026 (22 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 18 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Wanna join the adventure

As a Site Reliability Engineer with strong networking skills in our Cloud Infrastructure (SRE) team you help the team own the networks that keep Loft running: cloud networking VPN and site-to-site connectivity segmentation and routing across our offices test equipment and ground stations. You keep them reliable observable and secure as we scale. You coordinate with IT on the network components that interface with the physical infrastructure used by employees. You coordinate with the Test-Infrastructure team to ensure our test equipment is securely accessible.

Youll work the way an SRE team works: defining reliability in measurable terms (SLOs for connectivity and ground-station availability) instrumenting the systems that prove it managing the network as code and automating away toil so on-call load doesnt grow with the fleet.

Beyond the network youll help the SRE team across its broader scope by participating in all the daily work just like a regular SRE: platform reliability and expansion incident response planning and user support.

About this role:

Participate in the design and implement Lofts network architecture; cloud networking VPN/site-to-site segmentation and routing across offices ground stations and test equipment
Tighten the network security posture: segmentation access and connectivity hardening
Manage the network as code: IaC provisioning CI/CD and GitOps
Define SLOs for connectivity and ground-station availability and own the observability (metrics logs tracing) that measures them; Grafana-centric stacks a plus
Investigate and resolve reliability issues with root-cause analysis and durable fixes; reduce operational toil through automation
Contribute to the SRE teams broader reliability and incident-response work fostering the SatDevOps culture that power Lofts DNA

Must haves:

45 years in network engineering with deep hands-on networking: routing VPN/site-to-site segmentation DNS firewalling
Hands-on Software-Defined Networking: comfortable managing networks programmatically / as code rather than appliance-by-appliance (everything we run is IaC)
Strong public-cloud networking experience ideally GCP (VPCs peering hybrid connectivity)
Comfortable operating on a Kuburnetes platform (k8s Docker) and occasionally writing code
Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or similar) and a CI/CD-driven GitOps workflow
An SRE mindset: SLOs observability and reducing toil through automation
Ability to debug connectivity issues in a complex hybrid network environment
Degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience

Nice to haves:

Network certifications (CCNP or similar)
Hands-on experience with GitOps frameworks (ArgoCD FluxCD)
Interest or experience in FinOps and cost-optimized architectures
Familiarity with security practices: vulnerability scanning threat detection risk mitigation
Understanding of orchestration in resource-constrained environments like space systems

Some of our awesome benefits:

100% company-paid medical dental and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
100% employer paid Life AD&D Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave and 12 paid holidays
401(k) plan and equity options
Daily catered lunches and snacks in office
International exposure to our team in France
Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent
Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
Relocation assistance when applicable

$157000 - $239000 a year

State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role which is $157000- $239000 per year . This is determined by your education experience knowledge skills and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly we are excited to meet you and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we cantquantify for you are the exciting challenges supportive team and amazing culture we enjoy.

*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft we value respectful debate and people who arent afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you dont check all the boxes.

Who We Are

Loft: Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017 Loft provides governments companies and research institutions with a fast reliable and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate launch and operate spacecraft offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation IoT connectivity on-orbit AI national security missions and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown Lofts flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027 we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco CA Golden CO and Toulouse France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.

As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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