Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink)

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

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to support the Starlink program. You will own complex, multi-region infrastructure, scale distributed systems, and ensure highly available services for a global user base.

Candidates should have SRE/DevOps experience, Linux proficiency, and hands-on work with Kubernetes, Istio, and data-processing tools. Strong collaboration skills and willingness to work extended hours are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline with 5 years of software development or 7+ years in site reliability/DevOps.
• Experience with Linux operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Upgrade distributed systems to be sharded and geo-redundant in multiple data centers.
• Advance deployment, monitoring, and alerting to support a multi-region environment.
• Manage petabyte-scale bare metal compute clusters.
• Collaborate across programs to create scalable, maintainable products.
• Engage across the software development lifecycle from design to operation.
• Focus on performance bottlenecks and improvements.

Skills

SRE experience

DevOps

Python

Java/Scala/Go

Linux

Kubernetes

Istio

Analytics tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering/math/science

Tools

Kubernetes

Istio

Apache Kafka

Spark

HBase

HDFS

Flink

Job description

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not.

SR. SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER (STARLINK)

At SpaceX we’re leveraging our experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world’s most advanced broadband internet system. Starlink is the world’s largest satellite constellation and is providing fast, reliable internet to 9M+ users worldwide. We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system – thousands of satellites, consumer receivers that allow users to connect within minutes of unboxing, and the software that brings it all together. We’ve only begun to scratch the surface of Starlink’s potential global impact and are looking for the world’s best engineers to help maximize Starlink’s utility for communities and businesses around the globe.

As a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer on the Starlink program, you will be solving challenges that improve our ability to fully utilize the hardware we have deployed. Our goal is to provide customers with the best possible satellite internet experience, often providing under-served communities with affordable, life-changing broadband internet access.

Aerospace experience is not required for success here - rather, we look for smart, motivated, and collaborative site reliability engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on a truly inspiring mission. You will have full ownership of challenging problems, working with a team of enthusiastic engineers to design and produce solutions that enable SpaceX to move towards our goals at a rapid pace. The success of the missions at SpaceX depends on the software that you and your team produce.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Upgrade existing distributed systems to become sharded and geo-redundant in multiple data centers
• Advance existing deployment, monitoring, and alerting infrastructure to support a multi-region environment
• Manage petabyte scale bare metal compute clusters
• Closely collaborate with engineers across all programs to create highly operable, scalable, and maintainable products
• Engage throughout the whole software development lifecycle of services -- from inception to design, deployment, operation, and iterative refinement
• Focus on performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 5 years of software development experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience building software with site reliability or DevOps in lieu of a degree
• Experience with Linux operating systems

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years of rigorous experience with site reliability or DevOps
• Experience with Kubernetes and Istio for on-premise deployment
• Experience with in-stream, data processing and analytics using open source platforms such as Apache Kafka, Spark, HBase, HDFS, Flink
• Experience troubleshooting hardware and network-layer issues
• Programming experience in Python, C#, Java, Scala, Go or similar languages
• Good understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment and monitoring

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willing to work extended hours and weekends when needed

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range:
Level 3: $165,000.00 - $265,000.00

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affinitive Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [e-mail].