Senior Software Engineer (DevOps)

Inversion Space
Playa Vista, California, United States$140k – $165kPosted 21 February 2026

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth</strong></p></div><h3>Who We Are:</h3> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak">Eras of humanity can often be defined by a dominant transportation mode - horse drawn chariots, ocean going boats, or aircraft. These were spurred by a small group of people rigorously focused on building technology to achieve faster access to more of the world. We seek to usher in a new era of humanity defined by universal access to the whole globe free of borders and the presence of a routine way from space to Earth. To do this, we are building highly maneuverable re-entry vehicles that can loiter in orbit before precision landing back on Earth. </span></span></span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">What </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">You’ll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> Do:</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As a </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Senior Software Engineer (DevOps)</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> at Inversion, you will have an instrumental impact on the functionality and performance of our next-generation reentry vehicles. You will own key internal software development workflows and assist with the development and deployment of internal tools and critical services. Your impact will also include the selection, definition, creation, configuration, administration, and training of the DevOps processes involving multiple teams. The result of this essential flow will be the demonstration of flight software applications: executing on the world’s first reentry vehicle designed for turning space into a transportation layer for Earth. You will be a key member of the </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Processing Core team</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">, reporting directly to the </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Director of Engineering, Processing Core</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Key Responsibilities</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This role is all-encompassing, and includes the complete lifecycle of the vehicle’s software including: </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Develop and own the group’s DevOps procedures</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Construct CI/CD pipeline(s)</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Assist with automation of developer workflows</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Assist in integrating tests, including HIL (hardware in the loop) and HOOTL/SIL (software in the loop) testing, integration testing, and unit testing</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Assist with the growth and development of the software organization, including conducting interviews and mentoring/onboarding other engineers and interns </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Required Qualifications:</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">5 -12 years of professional DevOps experience</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Strong scripting and tooling skills: Python, Bash, etc.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Experience with common DevOps tools such as A ... (truncated, view full listing at source)