About Sift
Sift (Sift Stack, Inc.) is a unified observability platform for mission-critical hardware, enabling engineers to ingest, store, visualize, and analyze high-volume telemetry data across aerospace, defense, robotics, and energy systems. Built by ex-SpaceX engineers, it replaces fragmented, bespoke tooling with a single real-time platform covering the full hardware development lifecycle—from R&D through manufacturing and operations. Its customers include companies building spacecraft, autonomous vehicles, defense systems, and satellite constellations.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$67M
Last stage
Series B
Investors
Founders
Austin Spiegel
Former SpaceX software engineer who led the telemetry system for Starlink's satellite constellation. Co-founded Sift in 2022.
LinkedInKarthik Gollapudi
Former SpaceX Dragon engineer who led mission operations including simulation, test, and certification. Co-founded Sift in 2022.
LinkedInWhat happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
