Senior SRE: AI/GPU Infra & On-Prem Clusters

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

Medical/Vision/Dental

401(k)

Parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer for Starshield, working on accelerator-grade GPU/CPU infrastructure and on-prem AI clusters.

You will design, operate, and scale critical systems across Top Secret data centers while collaborating with AI engineers to ensure highly available services. The role requires expert Linux, Kubernetes, and infrastructure tool experience, plus the ability to mentor junior engineers and drive technical excellence in a fast-paced defense‑related program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or engineering, or 7+ years in lieu.
• 5+ years of experience with Linux operating systems.
• 5+ years of experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or other infrastructure tools.
• Experience with containerization technologies (i.e. OCI containers, Kubernetes).
• Experience scripting in Bash, Python, or other similar languages; development in Python, C++, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Manage GPU/CPU infrastructure deployments to Top Secret data centers.
• Provide 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.
• Mentor and train junior engineers; lead team to technical excellence.
• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services from inception to operation.
• Monitor and alert supporting systems to ensure high availability.

Skills

Linux administration

Kubernetes

Python

Go

Bash scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

OCI containers / Docker

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer for Starshield, working on accelerator-grade GPU/CPU infrastructure and on-prem AI clusters.

You will design, operate, and scale critical systems across Top Secret data centers while collaborating with AI engineers to ensure highly available services. The role requires expert Linux, Kubernetes, and infrastructure tool experience, plus the ability to mentor junior engineers and drive technical excellence in a fast-paced defense‑related program.