Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield)

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: $165,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $198k

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This role pays more than 75% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$197,554 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $198k versus about $168k for comparable roles.

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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 644 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield)

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As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at SpaceX, you will join the satellite software team responsible for developing highly reliable in-space mesh networks and secure systems to ensure access to space. Your daily tasks include automating deployments of compute resources both on-premises and in the cloud, managing core infrastructure such as databases, monitoring tools, and storage solutions. You should have extensive experience with Kubernetes, Linux operating systems, Python, and Python-based development frameworks. This role requires a deep understanding of satellite communications and the ability to work at scale within a fast-paced environment focused on cutting-edge space technology.

Skills

Kubernetes Linux Python DevOps CI/CD AWS Terraform Docker PostgreSQL Git Jenkins Ansible Nginx Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premises and cloud compute resources.
Deploy and manage core infrastructure including databases, monitoring tools, and storage solutions.
Ensure high reliability of in-space mesh networks through software design.
Design secure systems to guarantee access to space for satellite programs.
Implement next-generation communication and sensing software for satellites.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience with Kubernetes
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent IT/Engineering experience
5+ years of professional Linux OS experience
5+ years of Python and Python-based development framework experience
Strong automation skills for deploying and managing compute resources
Experience with core infrastructure deployment and management

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