Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

The role

You will maintain and scale the ground segment infrastructure that supports Loft's space operations. You will work with development, operations and IT teams on hybrid cloud systems, CI/CD, infrastructure as code and observability.

What you will do

• Collaborate with developers and satellite operators on a SatDevOps culture.
• Design, implement and maintain scalable, reliable, secure infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment.
• Improve the developer experience with better tools, workflows and environments.
• Lead automation of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure provisioning (IaC) and deployment workflows.
• Own and evolve the observability stack (metrics, tracing, logs).
• Implement best practices in reliability, fault tolerance and performance tuning.
• Identify, investigate and resolve reliability issues, including root cause analyses.
• Partner with teams to design and operate Software Defined Network (SDN) solutions.
• Contribute to a collaborative, inclusive team culture.
• Train to operate Loft's satellites.

Required qualifications

• Strong experience with public cloud infrastructure, ideally GCP.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes: architecture, deployment, operations and resource optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to design and build scalable, highly available systems.
• Familiarity with Software Defined Networking (SDN) concepts and tools.
• Experience implementing and maintaining observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, etc.).
• Proficiency in at least one backend language: Go, Python, Rust, C/C++ or Java.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices: CI/CD, infrastructure as code and automation.
• Proven track record in fast-paced, high-growth technical environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently with a proactive, results-driven mindset.
• Strong communication skills; thrives in a multicultural, cross-functional team.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with GitOps frameworks (ArgoCD, FluxCD).
• Interest or experience in FinOps and cost-optimized architectures.
• Understanding of orchestration in resource-constrained environments, such as space systems.
• Knowledge of systems engineering tools and SDLC governance.
• Familiarity with security practices, vulnerability scanning, threat detection and risk mitigation.
• Grafana-centric ecosystem experience.

Benefits

• Equity.
• Up to 35 days of paid time off (vacations and RTT) and flexible working hours.
• Health and life insurance.
• Lunch vouchers.
• Cross-office travel between San Francisco, Colorado and Toulouse.
• Company and team off-sites and events.
• Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable.

Before you apply

• Your resume will be reviewed across offices, so attach a copy in English.
• The posting encourages applying even if you do not meet every qualification.

About the company

Loft provides governments, companies and research institutions with a fast, reliable way to deploy missions in orbit. It was founded in 2017 and has flown more than 30 missions.