DevOps Intern
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Job Description
About Astranis:
Astranis is a rapidly growing aerospace company that has already achieved significant milestones: launched five satellites into geostationary orbit (GEO), secured over $1 billion in commercial deals, raised over $750 million in funding, and built a team of over 400 engineers. Their 400kg satellites, utilizing a proprietary software-defined radio payload, can each connect over two million people. They operate from a legendary San Francisco office (formerly a World War ship-building facility) and are focused on expanding their services to the Philippines, Peru, Mexico, and other countries.
DevOps Internship Job Description:
This 12-week, hourly internship is designed for students currently enrolled in a four-year university. The role involves working with Astranis’ Flight Software and related teams to operate, scale, and automate operations for embedded software and platform development. This includes critical systems such as command & control systems, telemetry databases, continuous integration systems, and flight code build systems. The intern will contribute to both commercial and US Government programs.
Key Responsibilities:
• Assist in developing software tools to gain insights into mission-critical software performance and correctness.
• Contribute to Python version migration for a large repository.
• Create tooling to automate Python package generation and upload to a private repository.
• Support the automation of release, deployment, and monitoring tooling for development and production systems.
• Aid in the implementation and management of metrics and performance tracking in development, CI, production, and mission contexts.
Requirements:
• Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in a related discipline (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science).
• Relevant experience or coursework with Python.
• Familiarity with Git and/or GitHub.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to perform duties autonomously with guidance from senior engineers.
Bonus Points:
• Experience with the Bazel build system.
• Experience with Python package generation.
• Familiarity with code coverage reporting.
• Exposure to static analysis tools.
Compensation: $29.00 per hour.
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status is required due to US Government space technology export regulations.
