DevOps Engineer

Location

Fully remote from Italy (office space available in Turin). Candidates must reside or be willing to relocate to Italy for tax and legal compliance purposes. No visa sponsorship.

Type

Full-time

Salary range

€50,000–€60,000

Starting Date

July–August 2026

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Who we are

Ecosmic is on a mission to reduce threat exposure in space by building software for Space Situational Awareness.

We are a high-tech, data-driven space start-up, bringing together an international team of engineers and computer scientists. We move fast, think deeply, and care about building things that matter.

We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to package in-house algorithms into easy-to-use, reliable, and secure products. You will empower space engineers with software that facilitates the development of both new and existing algorithms.

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How we work

We work in small, cross-functional teams where software and space engineers collaborate closely, and where everyone is empowered to take ownership of their work. We value open collaboration and mutual trust, creating an environment where people can grow continuously and feel genuinely valued.

We are an async-first organization. Most of our communication happens in writing, and we prioritize clarity, documentation, and thoughtful responses over real-time meetings.

We intentionally keep meetings to a minimum. We believe that deep, focused work is essential, and we design our workflows to protect it.

We care deeply about doing excellent work and holding a high bar for quality, while recognising that sustainable performance depends on well-being. We actively protect work–life balance and design our way of working to support it.

We trust people to own their work and make decisions, but that trust comes with a strong expectation of accountability and proactivity: taking initiative, following through, and continuously raising the bar.

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A glimpse of our tech stack

• Python for our backend, FastAPI for APIs, and C++ for performance-critical components
• DynamoDB and S3 for storage
• AWS serverless services (Fargate, Lambda), with infrastructure-as-code via Terraform
• GitHub, Jira, Slack, and Confluence for collaboration

At the same time, we’re actively rethinking parts of our stack. We’re exploring a shift from C++ to Rust to improve developer experience and make our core logic more resilient, and we’re moving toward a more cloud-agnostic setup built on Kubernetes.

We provide a MacBook Pro (M5 Pro) as company laptop.

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What we’re looking for

• 7+ years of experience
• Extensive experience in software architecture and senior engineering roles
• Experience in shipping products in a start-up environment, enabling rapid iteration while maintaining a reliable and secure platform
• Strong judgement in balancing trade-offs between scalability, maintainability, and speed
• Proven ability to improve and optimise technical workflows and team practices
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience working closely with product and business teams in a B2B context
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for mentoring and knowledge sharing
• Proficiency in English, with fluency in both spoken and written communication being an absolute must
• Experience in on-premise or hybrid deployments of services and their orchestration with Kubernetes

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What you’ll work on

Contributing to long-term initiatives such as, but not limited to:

• Unlocking on-premises deployment of space algorithms with Kubernetes
• Continuously improving the developer experience of your teammates (software and space)
• Collaborating with space engineers and other software engineers to develop algorithms as services
• Designing and developing core algorithms and infrastructure from early-stage prototypes to final deployment
• Enhancing and extending the observability of our systems

These initiatives are mixed with short-term tasks, such as reviewing PRs and design documents, contributing to code via business-driven implementations and bug fixes, and reducing tech debt.

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What we offer

• Flexibility and trust: you’ll always have the freedom to decide where today’s office is. We measure people’s performance based on the objectives they achieve, rather than the hours they spend sitting at their desks
• An incredible opportunity for growth: we implement Performance Reviews tied to Stock Options and provide time and budget for growth
• Work-life balance: we prioritise health and well-being while working toward shared goals
• Competitive pay: €50,000–€60,000 per year, based on experience and impact. Includes €1,000/year (net) in flexible benefits via a dedicated benefits card

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Benefits

• Remote work: work from anywhere in Italy, with optional access to our Turin office
• Flexible working hours: core hours (10 am–12 pm, 2 pm–4 pm), rest is flexible
• Unlimited paid days off: 22 mandatory days/year (CCNL) + unlimited additional days
• Health insurance
• Stock Options
• 1–2 Ecosmic retreats per year