# Senior Platform Engineer (DevX) at K2 Space

- Company: K2 Space
- What the company does: Building the largest satellites in orbit. Ultra-powerful, scalable platforms engineered for LEO, MEO, GEO and cislunar missions. Explore the next-generation of satellites. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, First Round and ICONIQ.
- Company website: https://www.k2space.com/#
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $165K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-08
- Apply by: 2026-10-23
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/k2spacecorporation/jobs/5419041008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/k2-space-senior-platform-engineer-devx/

## About the role

With multiple launches in 2027 and plans to scale to 100 satellites a year, we're Building Bigger — helping develop the solar system and build toward a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and you're excited about contributing to the success of a high-growth Series D-funded company, we'd love for you to apply.

## What they're looking for

- Distills application development best practices into repeatable low friction patterns to enable users from multiple backgrounds to build high-quality applications and services
- Practices surgical precision in feature development, delivering high value while avoiding complexity that delays or bloats
- Delivers work with excellence including readable code, automated tests, clear documentation, consistent maintenance, and polished observability
- Intuitively understands manufacturing domain functionality, service identity, and secure communication with a keen ability to simplify them
- Understands the importance of resilience and reliability in production operations and upgrades
- Build consistent application patterns to deploy to Amazon EKS enabling both AI-assisted general application development and specialized application development work

Tags: Software