Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield)

SpaceX•Hawthorne, CA

2d•$165,000 - $230,000

About The Position

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SR. SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER (STARSHIELD) Starshield leverages SpaceX’s Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts. While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use, with an initial focus on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. SpaceX’s satellite programs are pushing the boundaries of in-space capabilities. Our missions support scientific research, classified national security space and commercial opportunities. Software engineering and innovation is at the core of these programs. The satellite software team is building highly reliable in-space mesh networks, designing secure systems to guarantee access to space, designing next-gen communication and sensing software, and more. Aerospace experience is not required to be successful here - we want our engineers to bring fresh ideas from all areas. We look for engineers who love solving problems and seek to make an impact on an inspiring mission. As we expand this team, we're looking for versatile, motivated, and collaborative engineers. Our team is involved in designing the vehicle systems at every phase of development. We build tools that enable us to work more efficiently, and that help us build software systems that are secure, reliable, and autonomous. Our software engineers are responsible for the life cycle of the software they create, including development, testing, and operational support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional experience with Linux operating systems; OR 7+ years of professional experience in software, DevOps, or site reliability engineering in lieu of a degree
5+ year of experience with Kubernetes
5+ year of experience with Linux operating systems
Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience with Python and Python-based development frameworks
Experience managing Kubernetes clusters, not just using them
Knowledge of Linux boot process and systems configuration
Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & continuous monitoring
Understanding of relevant build technologies, such as Bazel and Makefiles
Focus on performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques
Understanding of distributed databases and data modeling
Experience with automatically managing dozens, hundreds, or thousands of servers (eg: Terraform or Ansible)
Strong networking knowledge of TCP/IP
Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with customers, peers, management etc. in both formal and informal situations
Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance

Responsibilities

Develop automation to deploy and manage compute resources both on-premises and in the cloud
Deploy and manage core infrastructure such as databases, monitoring and storage
Closely collaborate with software engineers to create highly scalable, operable and maintainable products
Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services -- from inception and design, through deployment, operation and refinement

Benefits

comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
access to a 401(k) retirement plan
short and long-term disability insurance
life insurance
paid parental leave
various other discounts and perks
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
paid sick leave
long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
potential discretionary bonuses
ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan