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OS Platform Engineer

K2 Space · Los Angeles, CA
$160K - $200KOpen 187 daysParental leaveRustPythonC++LinuxVerilog

OS Platform Engineer is open at K2 Space in Los Angeles, CA. The posting gives a salary of $160K - $200K. Posted on May 11, 2026, and still on K2 Space’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.

About the role

Create software architecture for real-time, fault tolerant control of a 20kW+ spacecraft Maintain custom RT Linux Distribution for internally developed computers Maintain and customize UBoot to support a bullet-proof rollback system along with validation of authenticity at every step of the boot process Curate device trees across various boards to allow easy use of hardware specific features Create and utilize…

The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on K2 Space’s careers page.

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K2 Space has 244 open roles right now, 11 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Manufacturing & Trades and Operations. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $165K. See all its roles

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