SRE for Mission-Critical Application Platforms

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in California seeks a Site Reliability Engineer for its application software team. You will design tools for mission-critical platforms and enhance software delivery for Falcon 9, Starship, and Dragon missions. The role requires a strong SRE mindset focused on safety and quality. Candidates should have a degree in computer science or relevant experience, plus skills in Python and Linux. Competitive pay with benefits such as stock options, medical coverage, and paid vacation is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or an engineering discipline; OR 3+ years of professional experience in SRE or DevOps.
• 1+ years of experience with Python and Python-based development frameworks.
• Experience with Linux operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, upgrade, operate, maintain, and scale mission-critical products.
• Manage underlying infrastructure as code with observability tools.
• Improve the software development lifecycle from design to deployment.

Skills

Python programming

Linux operating systems

SRE mindset

Container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering

3+ years of professional experience in SRE or DevOps

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python-based frameworks

Job description

A leading aerospace company in California seeks a Site Reliability Engineer for its application software team. You will design tools for mission-critical platforms and enhance software delivery for Falcon 9, Starship, and Dragon missions. The role requires a strong SRE mindset focused on safety and quality. Candidates should have a degree in computer science or relevant experience, plus skills in Python and Linux. Competitive pay with benefits such as stock options, medical coverage, and paid vacation is offered.