Sr. Hardware / Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink)

Redmond, WAfull time

On Site

senior

$165k–$230k

H1B: no

SpaceX Sr. Hardware / Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer designs, operates, and scales infrastructure for Starlink’s satellite constellation. They develop automation for on-premise compute resources and collaborate to create scalable, maintainable software products.

Responsibilities

Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise compute resources
Deploy and manage core infrastructure such as databases, monitoring and distributed storage
Closely collaborate with software engineers to create highly scalable, operable and maintainable products
Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of hardware -- from inception and design, through deployment, operation, scaling and retirement
Invent tools and processes that enable fast, accurate, and easy-to-use development and deployment systems
Hands-on integration and troubleshooting across the entire Starlink stack
Create and manage core infrastructure such as databases and software libraries
Identify areas for improvement and create innovative solutions that enable high developer velocity

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceExperience with TerraformExperience in BashDevelopment experience in PythonDeep understanding of testingStrong networking knowledge of TCP/IP

Required

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional experience in systems administration, site reliability engineering, or DevOps; OR 7+ years of professional experience in systems administration, site reliability engineering, or DevOps in lieu of a degree
2+ years of professional experience with Linux operating systems
Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or other infrastructure tools
Experience with containerization technologies (i.e. Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages
Development experience in Python, Go, C++, or C

Preferred

3+ years of experience with Python and Python-based development frameworks
Strong understanding of operating systems, virtualization, and hypervisor technologies
Knowledge of Linux boot process and systems configuration
Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & monitoring
Focus on performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques
Experience with automatically managing dozens, hundreds, or thousands of servers
Strong networking knowledge of TCP/IP
Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with customers, peers, management etc. in both formal and informal situations

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

Company

SpaceX

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