Senior Software Engineer, Storage

SpaceX

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $199,000–$210,000 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k

This role $204k

$107k most similar roles pay here $236k

This role pays more than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$218,215 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $204k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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About SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Storage

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As a Senior Software Engineer on Instacart’s Key-Value team, you will own and build foundational engineering components for large-scale caching and storage systems that support millions of daily requests. You’ll work closely with application teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions while driving initiatives related to in-memory storage that enhance stability, productivity, and cost management. The role involves using technologies like Go, Python, Rust, Valkey, Redis, Memcd, EC2, Datadog, Cloudwatch, Sentry, and Snowflake to innovate automated monitoring systems and distributed database architectures. With a focus on real-time data challenges at massive scale, you will contribute to Instacart’s future growth by shaping the next generation of AI-powered commerce solutions.

Skills

Go Python Rust Valkey Redis Memcached EC2 Datadog Cloudwatch Sentry Snowflake CI/CD Distributed Systems AI Monitoring Tiered Database Storage Observability Analytics

What you'll do

Design and implement high-quality, scalable in-memory storage solutions.
Innovate automated monitoring and control-plane systems for large-scale clusters.
Drive the development of distributed database systems and AI-agent based operations.
Ensure data privacy and compliance at the infrastructure level across multiple environments.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust technical solutions efficiently.

What we're looking for

4+ years of experience as a software engineer in large-scale cloud services or application development.
Hands-on experience delivering large-scale solutions with industry-recognized in-memory datastores like Valkey or Redis.
Experience building cloud-based control-plane software and automating monitoring systems for high availability.
Strong sense of ownership, self-motivation, and ability to drive improvements in customer experiences and system automation.
Proven capacity to architect and design scalable back-end web technologies in production environments.
Ability to work effectively with large codebases on cross-functional teams, driving alignment across stakeholders.

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