Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink)

SpaceX

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On-site
Location
Hawthorne, CA
Salary
$160,000–$225,000 / yr
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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 · Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink)

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As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer on the Starlink team, you will focus on enhancing distributed systems to be sharded and geo-redundant across multiple data centers while advancing deployment, monitoring, and alerting infrastructure for a multi-region environment. You will manage petabyte-scale bare metal compute clusters and collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure products are highly operable, scalable, and maintainable. Key responsibilities include addressing performance bottlenecks and implementing improvements throughout the software development lifecycle. The role requires expertise in Linux, Kubernetes, Istio, Apache Kafka, Spark, HBase, HDFS, Flink, and proficiency in languages like Python, C#, Java, Scala, or Go. This position offers an opportunity to tackle complex challenges in a high-scale environment supporting Starlink’s ambitious mission.

Skills

Kubernetes Istio Apache Kafka Spark HBase HDFS Flink Python C# Java Scala Go Linux CI/CD Terraform Docker Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Upgrade existing distributed systems to become sharded and geo-redundant.
  • Advance deployment, monitoring, and alerting infrastructure for multi-region support.
  • Manage petabyte-scale bare metal compute clusters efficiently.
  • Focus on resolving performance bottlenecks and enhancing system performance.
  • Engage in the full software development lifecycle of services.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in site reliability or DevOps
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a scientific discipline; OR equivalent professional experience
  • Experience with Kubernetes and Istio for on-premise deployment
  • Proficiency in Linux operating systems
  • Programming experience in Python, C#, Java, Scala, Go, or similar languages
  • Experience with Apache Kafka, Spark, HBase, HDFS, Flink for data processing and analytics

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