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Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) joins the team responsible for the Starshield satellite constellation to support critical national security missions. This role focuses on designing, operating, and scaling GPU and CPU infrastructure within Top Secret data centers. You will manage GPU as a service on bare metal and virtualized platforms, productize solutions for AI clusters exceeding 100k GPUs, and develop automation for on-premise Kubernetes and operating systems. Key responsibilities include managing databases, monitoring, and distributed storage while collaborating with AI engineers to ensure high availability. Required technical skills include Linux, Terraform, Ansible, and containerization technologies like Kubernetes. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in scripting with Bash or Python and development in Python, C++, or Go. The work involves solving complex infrastructure challenges for global intelligence data access.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1223 postings across 78 companies.
Manage GPU and CPU infrastructure deployments to Top Secret data centers.
Provide GPU as a service for external customers on bare metal and virtualized platforms.
Design, validate, and productize solutions for AI clusters at a 100k+ GPU scale.
Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise Kubernetes, AI clusters, and operating systems.
Deploy and manage core infrastructure including databases, monitoring, and distributed storage.
Monitor and alert supporting systems to ensure high availability.
Identify areas for improvement and create innovative solutions to enhance system availability.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or engineering and 1+ years of SRE or DevOps experience; OR 3+ years of SRE or DevOps experience 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 such as OCI containers or Kubernetes.
Experience scripting in Bash, Python, or other similar languages.
Development experience in Python, C++, or Go.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee eligible for Department of State authorization.
Must be able to successfully obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.