Senior DevOps Software Engineer Accelerate Global Internet

SpaceX; Union Hill-Novelty Hill (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long‑term incentives

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, vision and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Shuttle service

Job summary

SpaceX is hiring a Sr. Software Engineer, DevOps for Starlink in Washington. You will enable rapid development velocity by building tools, validating software, and maintaining CI/CD across the Starlink stack.

You will work with engineers to understand systems and automate deployment and testing. You should have a strong background in DevOps/SRE, experience with Linux, containers, and modern build/deploy pipelines, and a passion for delivering high‑quality software in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM with 5+ years of software engineering experience; or 7+ years of professional software development in lieu of a degree.
• Development experience in Python, Go, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Invent tools and processes that enable fast, accurate, and easy‑to‑use development and deployment systems.
• Provide fast and comprehensive software validation, including virtualized, hardware‑in‑the‑loop, and on‑orbit test platforms.
• Monitoring and data analysis in support of a continuous integration and release system.
• Hands‑on integration and troubleshooting across the entire Starlink stack.
• Create and manage core infrastructure such as databases and software libraries.
• Identify areas for improvement and create innovative solutions that enable high developer velocity.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

CI/CD

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

GitOps

ArgoCD

Python

Go

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Bazel

Git

Job description

SpaceX is hiring a Sr. Software Engineer, DevOps for Starlink in Washington. You will enable rapid development velocity by building tools, validating software, and maintaining CI/CD across the Starlink stack.

You will work with engineers to understand systems and automate deployment and testing. You should have a strong background in DevOps/SRE, experience with Linux, containers, and modern build/deploy pipelines, and a passion for delivering high‑quality software in a fast‑paced environment.