Senior SRE: AI Infrastructure & GPU Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Health insurance

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA, is hiring a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (STARSHIELD) to design, operate, and scale the GPU and software infrastructure for the US government Starshield constellation.

This senior role leads deployments to secure data centers, builds automation with Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible, and mentors engineers while ensuring high availability and strict security clearances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline with 5+ years Linux/Kubernetes experience.
• 5+ years of Kubernetes experience.
• 5+ years of Linux OS experience.
• Experience with infrastructure tools like Terraform, Ansible.
• Experience with containerization (OCI/Kubernetes).
• Scripting in Bash, Python, or similar languages.
• Development experience in Python, C++, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Manage GPU/CPU infrastructure deployments to Top Secret data centers.
• Provide GPU-as-a-service support for external customers on bare metal and virtualized platforms.
• Design, validate, and productize AI cluster solutions (100k+ GPU scale).
• Develop automation to deploy and manage on-prem Kubernetes/AI clusters and OSes.
• Deploy and manage core infra: databases, monitoring, storage.
• Collaborate with AI engineers to build scalable, operable products.
• Own the full lifecycle from design to deployment and refinement.
• Ensure high availability via monitoring and alerts.
• Mentor and train junior engineers; drive technical excellence.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Terraform/Ansible

Containerization

Python/Bash

Go/C++

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

OCI containers

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA, is hiring a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (STARSHIELD) to design, operate, and scale the GPU and software infrastructure for the US government Starshield constellation.

This senior role leads deployments to secure data centers, builds automation with Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible, and mentors engineers while ensuring high availability and strict security clearances.