Senior DevOps Software Engineer: Enable Fast, Reliable Deployments

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company stock

Paid time off

Shuttle service

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Senior DevOps/Starlink software engineer to build the next era of high‑velocity development. You will own tooling, validation, and deployment across the Starlink stack, enabling rapid, reliable software updates while collaborating with multiple engineering teams.

You will work on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, applying strong debugging and performance optimization skills to large‑scale systems in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline and 5+ years of software engineering experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience in 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

Site reliability

Python

Go

C++

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

GitOps

ArgoCD

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/STEM

Tools

Bazel

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Senior DevOps/Starlink software engineer to build the next era of high‑velocity development. You will own tooling, validation, and deployment across the Starlink stack, enabling rapid, reliable software updates while collaborating with multiple engineering teams.

You will work on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, applying strong debugging and performance optimization skills to large‑scale systems in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.