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SpaceX is building Starlink, the world’s largest satellite broadband system, and is hiring software infrastructure engineers to design, operate, and scale the infrastructure that runs millions of daily users worldwide. The role spans developer operations, site reliability, and Kubernetes infrastructure, with focus on automation, deployment, validation, and cross-team collaboration to support large-scale satellite services.

Skills

  • Professional experience with Linux operating systems
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
  • Containerization and orchestration knowledge (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Scripting proficiency in Bash and Python
  • Software development experience in Python, C++ or C
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, build systems, and automated testing
  • Ability to operate and manage large fleets of servers and related tooling
  • Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP)

Responsibilities

  • Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise compute resources
  • Deploy and operate core infrastructure components including databases, monitoring, and distributed storage
  • Collaborate with software teams to build scalable, operable, and maintainable services
  • Own service lifecycle from design through deployment, operation, and improvement
  • Invent tools and processes to streamline development and deployment workflows
  • Provide comprehensive software validation including virtualized, hardware-in-the-loop, and on-orbit testing
  • Perform monitoring, data analysis, and support continuous integration/release systems
  • Hands-on integration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning across the Starlink stack
  • Identify improvement areas and implement solutions to increase developer velocity

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 1+ years relevant experience
  • OR 3+ years professional experience in systems administration, SRE, or DevOps in lieu of a degree

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Eligibility for long-term incentives (equity, stock options, or cash awards) and potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Paid vacation (approx. 3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Exempt employees eligible for 5 days sick leave per year
  • Paid parental leave, life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Various employee discounts and perks
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