Senior AI Infra Engineer — GPU, Kubernetes, TS/SCI Clearance

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

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer for AI Infrastructure (Starshield) in Hawthorne, CA. You will design, operate, and scale GPU infrastructure supporting critical national security missions and external customers, including deploying on-prem Kubernetes clusters and AI workloads.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with AI teams, and drive high-availability systems while navigating security clearances and demanding timelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Linux-based software/DevOps/SRE experience.
• 5+ years Kubernetes experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or 7+ years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.

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 products.
• Engage in the lifecycle of services from inception to refinement.
• Monitor and alerting supporting systems for high availability.
• Identify areas for improvement and create innovative solutions.
• Mentor and train junior engineers.
• Lead the team to technical excellence.

Skills

Python

Kubernetes

Linux

CI/CD

Build tools

Performance optimization

Distributed databases

TCP/IP

Cloud virtualization

Communications

Clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Bazel

Makefiles

Kubernetes

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer for AI Infrastructure (Starshield) in Hawthorne, CA. You will design, operate, and scale GPU infrastructure supporting critical national security missions and external customers, including deploying on-prem Kubernetes clusters and AI workloads.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with AI teams, and drive high-availability systems while navigating security clearances and demanding timelines.