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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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851 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
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The Sr. Hardware / Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) joins the team responsible for the software and network infrastructure of the world’s largest satellite constellation. This role involves designing, operating, and scaling infrastructure to manage millions of daily users. Key responsibilities include developing automation for on-premise compute resources, managing core infrastructure like databases and distributed storage, and collaborating with software engineers to build maintainable products. The engineer will manage the full hardware lifecycle, from inception to retirement, while creating tools for fast development. Required technical skills include Linux, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes. Candidates must possess proficiency in Bash, Python, Go, C++, or C. The work focuses on solving complex networking and infrastructure problems to support global broadband internet delivery.
Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise compute resources.
Deploy and manage core infrastructure including databases, monitoring, and distributed storage.
Create highly scalable, operable, and maintainable software products with software engineers.
Manage the full hardware lifecycle from inception and design through retirement.
Invent tools and processes to enable fast and accurate development and deployment systems.
Perform hands-on integration and troubleshooting across the entire Starlink stack.
Identify areas for improvement and create innovative solutions to increase developer velocity.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional experience in systems administration, site reliability engineering, or DevOps.
7+ years of professional experience in systems administration, site reliability engineering, or DevOps in lieu of a degree.
2+ 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, Go, C++, or C.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
Kubernetes
Docker
Python
Terraform
Ansible
Linux
C++
Bash
TCP/IP
Bazel
Virtualization
Site Reliability Engineering
DevOps
Distributed Storage
Data Modeling
Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
Ansible
Python
C++
Linux
Bash
TCP/IP
Bazel
Virtualization
Site Reliability Engineering
DevOps
Distributed Storage
Data Modeling