Senior Kubernetes Platform Site Reliability Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $165,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted: 141 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 Kubernetes Platform Site Reliability Engineer

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The Sr. Kubernetes Platform Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) joins the team focused on software and network infrastructure for the world’s largest satellite constellation. This role involves designing, operating, and scaling infrastructure to manage a network serving millions of daily users. Key responsibilities include developing automation to deploy and manage on-premise Kubernetes clusters, managing core infrastructure like databases and distributed storage, and collaborating with software engineers to create maintainable products. The engineer will handle monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting across the entire Starlink stack to ensure high availability. Required technical skills include Linux, Terraform, Ansible, and containerization technologies like OCI containers and Kubernetes. Candidates should possess scripting and development experience in Bash, Python, C++, or Go, alongside knowledge of TCP/IP, Bazel, and Makefiles.

Skills

Kubernetes Python Terraform Ansible Linux Go C++ Bash TCP/IP Monitoring OCI Containers Bazel Makefiles Site Reliability Engineering DevOps

What you'll do

Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise Kubernetes clusters.
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 service lifecycle from initial design and deployment to operation and refinement.
Monitor and alert supporting systems to ensure high availability.
Perform hands-on integration and troubleshooting across the entire Starlink stack.
Identify system weaknesses and create innovative solutions to improve high availability.

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 Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps.
7+ years of professional experience in 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 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, asylee, or eligible for required Department of State authorizations.

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