Software Infrastructure Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Palo Alto, CARedmond, WA
Salary: $135,000–$160,000 / yr
Posted: 140 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

SpaceX currently has 851 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 590 roles with salary data.

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The Software Infrastructure Engineer (Starlink) joins the team responsible for the world’s largest satellite constellation. This role focuses on designing, operating, and scaling the infrastructure required to manage a network serving millions of daily users. You will develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise compute resources, manage core infrastructure like databases and distributed storage, and create highly scalable software products. Key responsibilities include improving the service lifecycle, providing software validation across virtualized and on-orbit platforms, and troubleshooting the entire Starlink stack. Required technical skills include Linux, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes, along with proficiency in Bash, Python, C++, or C. You will solve complex problems regarding performance bottlenecks, data modeling, and TCP/IP networking to ensure high developer velocity and reliable global broadband connectivity.

Skills

Kubernetes Docker Terraform Ansible Python C++ Bash Linux TCP/IP Bazel Virtualization Site Reliability Engineering DevOps Distributed Storage Data Modeling

What you'll do

Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise compute resources.
Deploy and manage core infrastructure including databases, monitoring, and distributed storage.
Create highly scalable and maintainable software products in collaboration with software engineers.
Invent tools and processes to enable fast and accurate development and deployment systems.
Provide comprehensive software validation using virtualized, hardware-in-the-loop, and on-orbit test platforms.
Perform monitoring and data analysis to support continuous integration and release systems.
Troubleshoot and integrate components across the entire Starlink technology stack.
Identify performance bottlenecks and create innovative solutions to increase developer velocity.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or engineering and 1+ years of experience in systems administration, SRE, or DevOps.
3+ years of professional experience in systems administration, site reliability engineering, or DevOps 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 Docker or Kubernetes.
Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages.
Development experience in Python, C++, or C.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

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