Senior AI Infra Engineer: GPU & Kubernetes Scale Leader

Engg; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Disability insurance

Stock options

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) to design and operate the software and GPU infrastructure supporting critical national-security missions.

You will deploy on-premise compute resources, automate Kubernetes/AI clusters, and collaborate with AI teams to deliver scalable, maintainable systems. The role requires strong Linux, Kubernetes, and Python/C++/Go development, with security clearance and willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 5+ years of Linux experience or 7+ years in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of Kubernetes experience.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar infrastructure tools.
• Experience with containerization (OCI/Kubernetes) and scripting (Bash, Python, or Go).
• Development experience in Python, C++, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Manage GPU/CPU infrastructure deployments to Top Secret data centers.
• Provide GPU-as-a-service support for external customers on bare metal and virtualized platforms.
• Design, validate, and productize AI cluster solutions (100k+ GPU scale).
• Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise Kubernetes/AI clusters.
• Deploy and manage databases, monitoring, and distributed storage.
• Collaborate with AI engineers to build scalable, operable products.
• Engage in full lifecycle of services from design to operation and refinement.
• Ensure high availability through monitoring and alerting.
• Mentor junior engineers; lead the team to technical excellence.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Python

C++

Go

Terraform

Ansible

Bash

CI/CD

Networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes management

Job description

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) to design and operate the software and GPU infrastructure supporting critical national-security missions.

You will deploy on-premise compute resources, automate Kubernetes/AI clusters, and collaborate with AI teams to deliver scalable, maintainable systems. The role requires strong Linux, Kubernetes, and Python/C++/Go development, with security clearance and willingness to travel.