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About Astroscale
Astroscale U.S. is dedicated to the global Astroscale vision of ensuring the safe and sustainable development of space for future generations.  Astroscale U.S. Inc. is a leading provider of on-orbit servicing solutions — including inspection, transportation, life extension, debris removal and refueling — for the U.S. government and commercial operators around the world. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Astroscale U.S. applies world-class rendezvous, proximity operations and docking capabilities, mission design, policy, and economics expertise to solve the complex challenges our customers face.

Astroscale U.S. Inc. is seeking a Software Platform Architect to join the team in our Denver, Colorado office. As part of the Software Engineering team, you will design and implement infrastructure solutions to enable the development, testing and deployment of software across spacecraft flight and ground systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the design, implementation, deployment and maintenance of the infrastructure that enables the development, testing and deployment of all software at Astroscale U.S.
• Design and build cloud, on-prem and hybrid infrastructure solutions for development and satellite mission operations using virtual machine and container orchestration
• Integrate virtual private clouds into common infrastructure like Single-Sign-On
• Optimize infrastructure solutions for performance and cost
• Assist with debugging issues in the deployment and runtime process of development and production workflows
• Design and instrument logging solutions for auditing and issue resolution
• Drive the improvement of software tooling and processes
• Participate in design and development of hardware-in-the-loop systems
• Embody a culture of innovation, technical excellence and continuous improvement

Requirements:

• 8 years of professional experience in platform engineering, DevOps or cloud architecture roles
• Deep experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP), ideally more than one
• Professional experience developing software in Python, C++, C, Java, Rust or other languages
• Expertise with CI/CD tools and workflows including but not limited to Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Expertise with software build systems like CMake, Bazel and Conan
• Experience with containerization and container orchestration frameworks like Kubernetes and related design patterns
• Experience with infrastructure as code techniques and tools like Terraform
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor's degree, master’s degree or PhD in computer science, computer engineering or related field

Additional Information:
If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be an outstanding addition to our team, don’t worry about checking every single box—or having a background solely in aerospace or defense. At Astroscale U.S., we’re committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and open-minded environment. We embrace a wide range of perspectives, experiences, and ways of thinking. If you’re excited about contributing to our work and think you’d thrive in this role, we encourage you to apply.

Salary range: $145,000-190,000. The salary range represents the low and high end of the Astroscale U.S. Inc. salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to experience, knowledge, and ability as applicable to the role.

The application deadline is July 29, 2025.