Remote IaC Jobs

Remote IaC jobs hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $158,726/year. Work from anywhere: fully remote positions with clear salary, time-zone and visa details. Browse and apply today.

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ClickUp
clickup.com
ClickUp is a software company headquartered in San Diego, California, and was founded in 2017. The company provides an all-in-one productivity platform that integrates project management, document collaboration, whiteboards, spreadsheets, and AI-powered workflow automation into a single application. It serves millions of users across diverse industries worldwide, ranging from small startups to large enterprise organizations, and operates as a privately held venture-backed firm.
clickup.com • HQ: San Diego, United States • Business Process Automation (BPA) • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Communication & Collaboration • Productivity Software • Software • Project Management • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: San Diego, United States • Business Process Automation (BPA) • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Communication & Collaboration • Productivity Software • Software • Project Management • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2017
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Director, Software Engineering - Infrastructure
$300k – $350k per year • Executive • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
OpenSearch
DevOps
Amazon EKS
AWS
Backstage
Platform Engineering
Terraform
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
Management
ClickUp
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago

Staff Data Engineer
$169k – $211k per year • Staff+ • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
SQL
Databases
Amazon Aurora
Apache Kafka
DynamoDB
Snowflake
AI/ML
Dagster
dbt
LLM
Prefect
Feature Store
DevOps
AWS
AWS Fargate
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Docker
Git
Terraform
Amazon Kinesis
Amazon S3
AWS Step Functions
FinOps
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Management
ClickUp
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Internally Deployed Products
$160k – $210k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
AI Agents
AutoGen
AWS Bedrock
Claude
Copilot
CrewAI
Cursor
LangGraph
LLM
Model Context Protocol
Prompt Engineering
LangChain
Anthropic
AWS Bedrock AgentCore
LLM Evaluation
OpenAI
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
AWS
AWS Fargate
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
GCP
Google Cloud Run
Platform Engineering
Rest API
Terraform
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon ECS
API Gateway
GitHub
IAM
Cybersecurity
Okta
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Management
ClickUp
Slack
Marketing
HubSpot
Salesforce
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RunPod
runpod.io
RunPod is a cloud computing company headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, and founded in 2022. The company provides a specialized AI developer cloud featuring on-demand GPU instances, serverless GPU endpoints, and multi-node GPU clusters for training and inference. It operates a global infrastructure across more than 30 regions, serving over one million developers with scalable compute resources for machine learning and generative AI workloads.
runpod.io • HQ: Mount Laurel, United States • IT Infrastructure • LLM & Generative AI • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Cloud Computing • Est. 2022
HQ: Mount Laurel, United States • IT Infrastructure • LLM & Generative AI • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Cloud Computing • Est. 2022
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Director of Infrastructure Engineering
$225k – $325k per year • Equity • Executive • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Architect
RunPod
InfiniBand
NVLink
DevOps
Ansible
Kubernetes
SLI/SLO/SLA
Terraform
HPC
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Serve Robotics
serverobotics.com
Why move a 2-pound burrito in a 2-ton car? Meet Serve, the future of sustainable, self-driving delivery.
serverobotics.com • HQ: Redwood City, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Delivery • Robotics
HQ: Redwood City, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Delivery • Robotics
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Full-Stack Software Engineer, Internal Services
$140k – $190k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Frontend
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
CI/CD
GCP
GitHub Actions
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitHub
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Cyera
cyera.com
Cyera is a cybersecurity company headquartered in New York City, New York, and founded in 2021. The company provides an AI-native data security platform that enables enterprises to discover, classify, and protect sensitive information across cloud, SaaS, on-premises, and artificial intelligence environments. It serves global enterprises in sectors such as financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, operating through a software-as-a-service model with support from major venture capital firms.
cyera.com • HQ: New York, United States • Information Security • Data Governance • Data & Analytics • Cloud Security • Data Loss Prevention • Cybersecurity • Cybersecurity AI • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2021
HQ: New York, United States • Information Security • Data Governance • Data & Analytics • Cloud Security • Data Loss Prevention • Cybersecurity • Cybersecurity AI • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2021
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 min ago 2 months ago

DevOps Engineer
$160k – $200k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • New York • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Bash
Python
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
CloudFormation
Datadog
Docker
GCP
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Grafana
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Prometheus
Terraform
GitHub
GitLab
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
SOC 2
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Later
later.com
We help marketers create authentic, high-performing social content and collaborate with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI.
later.com • Vancouver • New York • Washington • Boston • Chicago • Media & Entertainment • Sales & Marketing • Social Media Marketing • Est. 2014
Vancouver • New York • Washington • Boston • Chicago • Media & Entertainment • Sales & Marketing • Social Media Marketing • Est. 2014
Verified live · 1 min ago 2 months ago

Senior Security Engineer
$145k – $175k per year • Senior • 7+ years exp • Boston • Remote (United States, Canada, Morocco) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
C#
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
CloudFormation
GCP
Terraform
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
SOC 2
Threat Modeling
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Open 104 daysVerified live · 1 min ago 4 months ago

DevOps Engineer
≈ $33k – $130k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Vancouver • Remote (Canada) • PhD • Full-Time • Junior
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
Kubeflow
LLM
MLFlow
Amazon SageMaker
DevOps
Amazon EKS
Argo Workflows
AWS
CI/CD
CloudFormation
GCP
GitOps
Grafana
Helm
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Terraform
Amazon CloudWatch
QA
Postman
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Sourcegraph
sourcegraph.com
Founded in 2013, Sourcegraph is an AI-powered code intelligence platform designed to help software engineers search, understand, and automate edits across massive codebases. The platform offers universal code search and an AI coding assistant named Cody, enabling developers to navigate complex repositories, speed up context gathering, and fix issues faster. By integrating directly into existing developer workflows and hosting environments, the company helps large engineering teams scale productivity and maintain code quality.
sourcegraph.com • Media & Entertainment • Books • Artificial Intelligence • Code Intelligence • Est. 2013
Media & Entertainment • Books • Artificial Intelligence • Code Intelligence • Est. 2013
Verified live · 11 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer - Platform [IC3]
Remote
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CDKTF
GCP
Kubernetes
SLI/SLO/SLA
Terraform
gRPC
QA
Rest-Assured
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Verified live · 11 hours ago 3 months ago

Security Engineer [IC3]
Remote
TypeScript
AI/ML
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
Cybersecurity
GDPR
ISO 27001
SOC 2
Threat Modeling
QA
Rest-Assured
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Mimica
mimica.ai
Mimica watches you work and learns to automate your most repetitive tasks. Its research and tech are backed by Entrepreneur First, Europe's most successful accelerator and seed fund.
mimica.ai • HQ: London, United Kingdom • AI Agents • Software • Business Process Automation (BPA) • 201-500 employees
HQ: London, United Kingdom • AI Agents • Software • Business Process Automation (BPA) • 201-500 employees
Verified live · 6 hours ago 2 months ago

Staff/Lead Platform/DevOps Engineer
≈ $83k – $198k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • London • Amsterdam • Warsaw • Toronto • Waterloo • Remote (Europe, Canada) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
SQL
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Amazon EKS
ArgoCD
AWS
Crossplane
FinOps
GCP
Google GKE
Grafana
Honeycomb
Kubernetes
Terraform
Terragrunt
IAM
CI/CD
Datadog
GitOps
Loki
New Relic
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
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CoverGo
covergo.com
CoverGo is an insurance technology company headquartered in Hong Kong and founded in 2017. The company sells a no-code core insurance platform covering policy administration, claims, underwriting, and distribution, connected through APIs so insurers can launch products without replacing legacy systems. It works with insurers, brokers, and banks across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America.
covergo.com • HQ: Hong Kong • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Middleware Software • Software • FinTech • Financial Services • Insurance • 51-200 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: Hong Kong • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Middleware Software • Software • FinTech • Financial Services • Insurance • 51-200 employees • Est. 2017
Verified live · 10 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior Full Stack Engineer (Support & Observability Focus)
Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Ho Chi Minh City • Remote (Vietnam) • Senior
Java
Node JS
C#
Go
JavaScript
C#
.NET
Go
Dapr
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Terraform
Management
Jira
Marketing
Zendesk
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Devoted Studios
devotedstudios.com
Devoted Studios is an external production management company and art outsourcing partner for the video game industry. Operating as a distributed network of specialized creative talent, the studio provides full-cycle game development services including 2D/3D concept art, character design, animation, VFX, and co-development. By combining centralized production control with top-tier freelance artists and boutique teams, it helps game developers scale their production capabilities seamlessly across major PC, console, and mobile titles.
devotedstudios.com • Montreal • Los Angeles • Toronto • Design & Creative • Gaming • Game Development
Montreal • Los Angeles • Toronto • Design & Creative • Gaming • Game Development
Verified live · 2 days ago 2 months ago

Backend Engineer
≈ $94k – $234k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Montreal • Remote (Canada) • Senior
Java
Scala
Databases
Apache Kafka
DynamoDB
Redis
DevOps
Amazon EC2
Amazon EKS
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
CloudFormation
Kubernetes
Rest API
Terraform
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
API Gateway
IAM
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
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Qualcomm
qualcomm.com
Qualcomm is a global technology leader in wireless telecommunications, connectivity, and semiconductor design. The company pioneered foundational mobile standards including 3G, 4G, and 5G while developing the Snapdragon platform that powers millions of smartphones, automotive systems, and connected devices. Operating primarily through chip sales and technology licensing, Qualcomm actively drives innovation in mobile computing, edge AI, and next-generation wireless networks.
qualcomm.com • HQ: San Diego, United States • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Data Centers • Edge AI • Internet of Things
HQ: San Diego, United States • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Data Centers • Edge AI • Internet of Things
≈ $26k – $65k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Chennai • Remote (India) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Java
Python
DevOps
Incident Management
Karpenter
Ansible
ArgoCD
AWS
CI/CD
CircleCI
CloudFormation
Docker
GitLab CI
Grafana
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Linkerd
Loki
Prometheus
Terraform
GitLab
QA
Rest-Assured
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Cake
cake.ai
Accelerate AI deployment with Cake ensuring cost control, compliance, and governance via a platform purpose-built for highly regulated industries.
cake.ai • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence
≈ $152k – $285k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Staff
Go
TypeScript
AI/ML
Edge AI
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Crossplane
GCP
Istio
Kubernetes
Pulumi
Terraform
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Mistral AI
mistral.ai
Mistral AI is a French artificial intelligence company founded in Paris in 2023 by former researchers from Google DeepMind and Meta. It builds efficient open-weight and commercial large language models, including the Mistral, Mixtral, Magistral and Codestral families, and distributes them through its own developer platform as well as the major cloud marketplaces. Positioned as Europe's leading frontier model developer, the company also ships the Le Chat assistant, on-premise deployment options for regulated industries and a sovereign compute offering for customers who must keep data inside the region.
mistral.ai • HQ: Paris, France • Code Intelligence • Machine Learning • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2023
HQ: Paris, France • Code Intelligence • Machine Learning • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2023
Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer (Golang), Mistral Cloud
≈ $47k – $88k per year (Estimated) • Paris • Remote (France) • Relocation • Full-Time
Go
AI/ML
LLM
Mistral
Google AI Studio
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Datadog
Docker
GCP
Grafana
Helm
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Terraform
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Welltech
welltech.com
Welltech is about creating mobile applications that improve the Health of Millions of People around the World! The main distinguishing feature of our People is their desire to constantly grow, develop and learn new things. We currently have 500+ p...
welltech.com • Information Technology • 201-500 employees
Information Technology • 201-500 employees
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Senior Data Engineer (Redshift)
Senior • 4+ years exp • Remote (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Armenia, Estonia) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Python
SQL
Python
pySpark
Databases
Amazon Redshift
Snowflake
AI/ML
dbt
Spark
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Datadog
GitLab CI
Grafana
Graylog
Terraform
Kubernetes
Amazon Kinesis
Amazon S3
GitLab
Amazon EC2
Amazon EKS
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Senior Data Engineer (Redshift)
Senior • 4+ years exp • Remote (Cyprus, Ukraine) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Python
SQL
Python
pySpark
Databases
Amazon Redshift
Snowflake
AI/ML
dbt
Spark
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
GitLab CI
Terraform
Kubernetes
Amazon Kinesis
Amazon S3
GitLab
Amazon EC2
Amazon EKS
Datadog
Grafana
Graylog
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Hex
hex.tech
Hex is a data science and analytics software company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2019. The company provides a collaborative platform that integrates SQL, Python, and artificial intelligence to allow users to perform data analysis, build interactive notebooks, and deploy generative data applications. It serves data teams across various industries globally, offering a cloud-based environment that connects to modern data warehouses and supports agentic workflows for business intelligence.
hex.tech • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Communication & Collaboration • Software • Business Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Data Science • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • Est. 2019
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Communication & Collaboration • Software • Business Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Data Science • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • Est. 2019
Verified live · 12 hours ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Platform)
≈ $211k – $352k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • New York • Remote (United States) • Staff
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Snowflake
PostgreSQL
Redis
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
Redux
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Helm
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Open 193 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago

Software Engineer, Backend (Product)
$199k – $295k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • New York • Remote (United States) • Senior
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
AI Agents
Model Context Protocol
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
Redux
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Helm
Terraform
Kubernetes
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Open 203 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago

Software Engineer, Foundations
$199k – $265k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • New York • Remote (United States) • Senior
Node JS
SQL
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Node JS
BullMQ
Databases
DynamoDB
PostgreSQL
Redis
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
Redux
DevOps
AWS
WebSockets
Amazon S3
CI/CD
Helm
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Ciroos
ciroos.ai
Ciroos is an AI SRE solution that delivers root cause clarity and SRE toil reduction, and delivers measurable ROI in complex enterprise environments.
ciroos.ai • Gurgaon • Bengaluru • Pleasanton • IT Management • DevOps • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees • Est. 2025
Gurgaon • Bengaluru • Pleasanton • IT Management • DevOps • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees • Est. 2025
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
≈ $136k – $226k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Java
Python
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
LLM
Human-in-the-Loop
LLM Guardrails
AI Agents
DevOps
AIOps
Ansible
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
CloudFormation
Datadog
Dynatrace
GCP
Incident Management
Jenkins
Kubernetes
PagerDuty
Prometheus
SLI/SLO/SLA
Splunk
Terraform
GitHub
Management
Confluence
Slack
ServiceNow
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RR Donnelley
rrd.com
RRD (R.R. Donnelley) provides businesses with advertising and marketing products and services. Some of their offerings include digital print materials, data management, business support, and more. This company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois...
rrd.com • Columbus • Phoenix • Newark • Irvine • Washington • Events & Ticketing • Supply Chain • Sales & Marketing • Est. 1966
Columbus • Phoenix • Newark • Irvine • Washington • Events & Ticketing • Supply Chain • Sales & Marketing • Est. 1966
Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

IT Engineering Manager (Marketing Technologies)
$107k – $171k per year • Lead • 7+ years exp • Austin • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff • English
KVM
OpenStack
Puppet
Ubuntu
Amazon S3
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Rockstar Recruiting AG
rockstar.jobs
At Rockstar Recruiting AG, our mission is to connect trailblazing tech experts & tech companies. With our backgrounds in psychology & IT, we understand our candidates & customers technically and personally. We love cutting-edge technology and maintain close ties to late-breaking research & disruptive startups. If you are active in tech, we are the tech recruiter you have been looking for.
rockstar.jobs • Zurich • Lucerne • Professional Services • Human Resources
Zurich • Lucerne • Professional Services • Human Resources
2 months ago

Senior IAM Engineer
$148k – $166k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Zurich • Remote (Switzerland) • Full-Time • Senior • German: B2
PowerShell
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
Terraform
IAM
Cybersecurity
Auth0
Keycloak
Microsoft Entra ID
Okta
Zero Trust
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Join
join.com
Post to 250+ job boards, draft inclusive ads in six languages, run structured interviews. Built for SMB hiring teams in DACH, France, and Spain.
join.com • Mannheim • Zurich • Lucerne • Bern • Zug • Professional Services • Human Resources • Est. 2018
Mannheim • Zurich • Lucerne • Bern • Zug • Professional Services • Human Resources • Est. 2018
2 months ago

Technical Lead
$173k – $197k per year • Lead • 7+ years exp • Zurich • Remote (Switzerland) • Full-Time • Staff • German: B2
Java
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
Amazon EKS
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
GitLab CI
Kubernetes
Pulumi
Terraform
Amazon S3
GitLab
IAM
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BlackSky
blacksky.com
BlackSky operates a constellation of small imaging satellites and an analytics platform that turns imagery into automated alerts. Founded in 2014 in Virginia, it emphasises revisit rate over resolution so that changes are noticed quickly. Its computer vision detects aircraft, vessels and construction activity without analyst review.
blacksky.com • HQ: Herndon, United States • Space & Aerospace • Earth Observation • Est. 2014
HQ: Herndon, United States • Space & Aerospace • Earth Observation • Est. 2014
Verified live · 11 hours ago 2 months ago

Ground and Control Services, Software Engineering Manager
$165k – $205k per year • Equity • Lead • 10+ years exp • Seattle • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Staff
C++
Python
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
Kubernetes
Ansible
Terraform
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Verified live · 11 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Ground & Control Services
$140k – $160k per year • Equity • Senior • 8+ years exp • Seattle • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Senior
C++
Python
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Git
Kubernetes
Ansible
Terraform
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Makailabs
makailabs.com
Boutique venture and startup building firm. We bridge entrepreneurship from learning to practicing to doing through intensive programs, operating partnerships, and ongoing advisory.
makailabs.com • New York • Cebu City • Manila • Quezon City • Business Development • Financial Services • Venture Capital
New York • Cebu City • Manila • Quezon City • Business Development • Financial Services • Venture Capital
$120k – $150k per year • Senior • New York • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
Redis
DevOps
Azure
Azure DevOps
CI/CD
Terraform
GitHub
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Entra ID
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Remote IaC Jobs
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