Sr. Site Reliability Engineer; Starshield

Position: Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield)
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.  

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

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

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, Dev Ops, or site reliability engineering in lieu of a degree5+ year of experience with Kubernetes5+ year of experience with Linux operating systems

Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages PREFERRED

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

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

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment. While the clearance may not be immediately necessary upon…