Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes Platform (Starshield)

SpaceX
Redmond
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 125,000 - 175,000 annuallyFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureExperience: 1-3 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Terraform","Ansible","Kubernetes","Linux","Bash","Python","Go","C++","Bazel","Makefiles","TCP/IP","CI/CD","Monitoring"]

Design, operate, and scale SpaceX’s Starshield software and on‑premise Kubernetes infrastructure. Collaborate with software teams to build highly available, maintainable products, automate deployments, and improve lifecycle processes from design to operation across a large government satellite constellation.

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SpaceX
SpaceX
3 months ago

Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes Platform (Starshield)

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Job Summary

Design, operate, and scale SpaceX’s Starshield software and on‑premise Kubernetes infrastructure. Collaborate with software teams to build highly available, maintainable products, automate deployments, and improve lifecycle processes from design to operation across a large government satellite constellation.
Location: Redmond
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise Kubernetes clusters
  • •Deploy and manage core infrastructure such as databases, monitoring and distributed 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
  • •Monitoring and alerting supporting systems to have high availability

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 125,000 - 175,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kPaid LeaveHolidaysDisability InsuranceLife InsuranceShuttle

Key Requirements

  • •1+ years of professional experience in site reliability engineering or DevOps; OR 3+ years in lieu of a degree
  • •1+ years of professional experience with Linux operating systems
  • •Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or other infrastructure tools
  • •Experience with containerization technologies (i.e. OCI containers, Kubernetes)
  • •Experience scripting in Bash, Python, or other similar languages
Experience:1-3 yearsAerospaceDefenseSpaceGovernment
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science-
Skills:TerraformAnsibleKubernetesLinuxBashPythonGoC++BazelMakefilesTCP/IPCI/CDMonitoring
Languages:English
Tech Stack:KubernetesTerraformAnsibleLinuxPythonGoC++BazelMakefiles

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.
Security Clearance:Top SecretTop Secret SCIDOE Level Q

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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