Senior AI Infra Engineer: GPU, Kubernetes, On‑Prem

Spacex; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options / equity

401(k) retirement plan

Comprehensive medical, vision & dental

Paid parental leave

3 weeks paid vacation

10+ paid holidays

Short/long-term disability insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer for AI Infrastructure (Starshield) to design, deploy, and scale on-prem and GPU-enabled AI clusters.

You will automate Kubernetes/AI systems, manage core infra, and partner with AI teams to deliver highly available services at scale. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years Linux/Kubernetes experience, in-depth Python/C++/Go development, and a track record of building resilient, scalable platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional experience with Linux operating systems
• 5+ year of experience with Kubernetes
• 5+ year of experience managing Linux operating systems
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or other infrastructure tools
• Experience with containerization technologies (OCI containers, Kubernetes)
• Experience scripting in Bash, Python, or other similar languages
• Development experience in Python, C++, or Go

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide support for GPU as a service for external customers on bare metal hardware and virtualized platforms
• Design, validate, and productize solutions for AI clusters (100k+ GPU scale)
• Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise Kubernetes/AI clusters, and operating systems
• Deploy and manage core infrastructure such as databases, monitoring and distributed storage
• Collaborate with AI engineers to create scalable, operable, and maintainable products
• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services from inception to refinement
• Monitoring and alerting supporting systems to have high availability
• Identify areas for improvement and create innovative solutions for availability
• Mentor and train junior engineers
• As a senior engineer you must lead the team to technical excellence

Skills

Linux

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Python

C++

Go

Bash scripting

Networking TCP/IP

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

OCI containers

Docker

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer for AI Infrastructure (Starshield) to design, deploy, and scale on-prem and GPU-enabled AI clusters.

You will automate Kubernetes/AI systems, manage core infra, and partner with AI teams to deliver highly available services at scale. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years Linux/Kubernetes experience, in-depth Python/C++/Go development, and a track record of building resilient, scalable platforms.