Senior Hardware & Infra SRE - Scale Global Satellite Network

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) plan

Medical/Vision/Dental coverage

Paid time off (vacation & holidays)

Employee shuttle service

Job summary

SpaceX, the leader in spaceflight technology, seeks an SR. Hardware/Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer to scale Starlink infrastructure.

You will design, deploy, and operate on‑prem compute resources and core services while partnering with software teams to build robust, scalable systems. You will influence hardware lifecycle, automate deployments, and improve reliability for millions of daily users across a global constellation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering with 5+ years in SRE/DevOps; or 7+ years in lieu of a degree.
• Linux experience: 2+ years in production environments.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar infrastructure tools.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages.
• Development experience in Python, Go, C++, or C.

Responsibilities

• Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise compute resources.
• Deploy and manage core infrastructure such as databases, monitoring and distributed storage.
• Collaborate with software engineers to create scalable, operable and maintainable products.
• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of hardware—from inception to retirement.
• Invent tools and processes that enable fast, accurate deployment systems.
• Hands-on integration and troubleshooting across the Starlink stack.
• Create and manage core infrastructure and software libraries.
• Identify areas for improvement and deliver innovative solutions to boost velocity.

Skills

Linux admin

Terraform

Ansible

Docker/Kubernetes

Bash/Python scripting

Python/Go/C/C++

TCP/IP networking

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

SpaceX, the leader in spaceflight technology, seeks an SR. Hardware/Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer to scale Starlink infrastructure.

You will design, deploy, and operate on‑prem compute resources and core services while partnering with software teams to build robust, scalable systems. You will influence hardware lifecycle, automate deployments, and improve reliability for millions of daily users across a global constellation.