Kubernetes Platform SRE for Starlink Infrastructure

InvestedintheMission; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock incentives

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Shuttle service

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond is seeking a Sr. Kubernetes Platform Site Reliability Engineer for Starlink. You will design, operate, and scale the infrastructure supporting millions of daily users across the world and collaborate with software engineers to deliver reliable products.

The role emphasizes on-premise Kubernetes, databases, monitoring, and distributed storage, with a focus on availability and performance in a fast-paced space environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or engineering and 5+ years of SRE/DevOps; OR 7+ years 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 (OCI containers, Kubernetes).
• Scripting experience in Bash, Python, or similar languages.
• Development experience in Python, C++, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise Kubernetes clusters.
• Deploy and manage core infrastructure such as databases, monitoring and distributed storage.
• Collaborate with software engineers to create scalable, operable, and maintainable products.
• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services—from inception and design through deployment, operation and refinement.
• Monitoring and alerting supporting systems to have high availability.
• Hands-on integration and troubleshooting across the entire Starlink stack.
• Identify areas for improvement and create innovative solutions that enable high system availability.

Skills

Kubernetes

Python

Go

Bash

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond is seeking a Sr. Kubernetes Platform Site Reliability Engineer for Starlink. You will design, operate, and scale the infrastructure supporting millions of daily users across the world and collaborate with software engineers to deliver reliable products.

The role emphasizes on-premise Kubernetes, databases, monitoring, and distributed storage, with a focus on availability and performance in a fast-paced space environment.