Platform Engineer

Hydrosat is a space and data analytics company building a new Earth Observation constellation and software to unlock the power of thermal infrared imagery. Our mission is to capture and deliver high spatio-temporal resolution thermal infrared data, currently not available from other sources, to provide insights that benefit the environment, enhance food and water security, and serve other critical applications. Our downstream applications team in Luxembourg combines best-in-class remote sensing, machine learning, and cutting-edge fusion approaches to thermal imagery to deliver innovative and scalable solutions to the agri-food industry. 

We are looking for bright, creative, and ambitious people who can work in a dynamic and collaborative start-up environment. Hydrosat is determined to change the way people use space imagery and revolutionize agriculture. Join us on this mission and help transform the world. 

What you’ll do:  

As a Platform Engineer in our Data Engineering team you will design, implement, and maintain the cloud infrastructure that powers our large-scale data pipelines. You will build and operate CI/CD pipelines, improve automation and observability across environments and ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our applications and services. You will collaborate cross-functionally with Software Engineering, Product and Data Science to maximize impact across the department. 

Responsibilities: 

• Deploy, automate, and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS) using IaC tools 

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines to support multi-environment deployments 

• Maintain and optimize Kubernetes clusters ensuring cost effectiveness and scalability 

• Monitor system performance and ensure high availability, reliability, and security 

• Improve observability through logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks 

• Lead on networking of services across environments, including ingress/egress and secure connectivity 

• Take ownership of core infrastructure components from concept to production 

• Build the foundation for consistent DevSecOps practices across teams 

• Mentor team members and collaborate with internal stakeholders 

• 5+ years of combined experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering or related roles 

• Strong experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures 

• Strong proficiency with Kubernetes and containerized workloads 

• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code frameworks 

• Strong experience in building and operating CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) 

• Proven track record of implementing centralised logging, monitoring and alerting solutions (Grafana, DataDog, CloudWatch, Prometheus) 

• Understanding of industry-standard DevSecOps principles 

• Highly self-motivated, keen learner able to solve challenging problems with creative solutions  

• Strong team player with demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive execution  

 Desired Qualifications

• Experience in the Earth Observation sector 

• Understanding of MLOps best practices for monitoring, versioning, and maintaining models in production. 

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package

• Stock options to share in Hydrosat’s long-term success

• Fast-moving, mission-driven startup environment with real ownership

• Hybrid work model with flexibility

• EU visa sponsorship available when required

• Attractive Luxembourg tax advantages for relocators + relocation bonus

• Meal vouchers included

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