DevOps Engineer

Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth. With Pulsar – the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit – Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection. As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll build and operate the delivery infrastructure that turns embedded and flight-adjacent software into reliable, traceable, test-validated releases. You’ll partner with engineering teams to standardize CI/CD, automate test execution (including hardware-in-the-loop where applicable), and ensure high confidence in every change that reaches integration and flight readiness milestones. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Design and maintain pipelines that build, test, package, and publish artifacts for C/C++ and embedded Linux targets. - Implement gated workflows: unit tests, integration tests, static analysis, formatting/linting, and release promotion. - Manage build and test infrastructure (runners/agents, caching, artifact repositories, secrets management) for reliability and scalability. - Automate environment provisioning and configuration to eliminate “works on my machine” build variance. - Integrate automated system tests into pipelines—where feasible, include HIL test triggers, log capture, and result triage workflows. - Ensure telemetry/log artifacts are collected consistently for debugging and regression tracking. - Improve iteration speed: faster builds, smarter caching, parallelization, and clear pipeline feedback. - Establish best practices for versioning, release notes, traceability, and audit-friendly change control. - Implement dependency scanning, SBOM generation workflows (where required), and secure credential handling. - Support reproducible builds and provenance tracking for mission-critical releases. - Create runbooks for on-call/build issues, pipeline operation, and release procedures. - Coach teams on adopting CI standards and writing testable, automation-friendly code. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience: 5+ years building CI/CD and automation for software teams; demonstrated ownership of production-grade pipelines. - Tooling: Strong proficiency with common CI systems, build orchestration, artifact management, and infrastructure automation. - Build Systems: Hands-on experience supporting C/C++ builds and cross-compilation toolchains. - Operational Excellence: Strong debugging skills for flaky pipelines, environmental issues, and test infrastructure instability. - Communication: Excellent written documentation and cross-team alignment skills. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience supporting embedded or safety-critical software delivery environments. - Familiarity with artifact signing, provenance, or audit-ready release workflows. - Exposure to HIL/SIL integration as part of CI. - Enjoy operational rigor: repeatability, traceability, and “no surprises” releases. - Know how to balance developer velocity with safety-critical quality expectations. - Can translate engineering needs into pragmatic automation and stable tooling. - Experience supporting embedded or safety-critical software delivery environments. - Familiarity with artifact signing, provenance, or audit-ready release workflows. - Exposure to HIL/SIL integration as part of CI. - Enjoy operational rigor: repeatability, traceability, and “no surprises” releases. - Know how to balance developer velocity with safety-critical quality expectations. - Can translate engineering needs into pragmatic automation and stable tooling. For U.S. Roles: To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). For U.K. Roles: To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS