3 months ago
Palo Alto, CA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$135k - $155k/yr
Responsibilities
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks by analyzing system metrics, database queries, and cloud resource usage before they affect users.
- Build and maintain the internal developer platform, including self-service tools and deployment pipelines.
- Operate and secure production Kubernetes clusters serving the customer-facing website, with infrastructure managed as code.
- Partner with application teams to optimize slow SQL queries and manage database schema changes safely.
- Investigate infrastructure requests to identify underlying needs and propose durable long-term solutions.
- Automate systemic fixes, improve alert quality, and reduce operational toil.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a STEM discipline.
- At least 1 year of professional experience with networking or infrastructure projects.
- At least 1 year of professional programming experience in Python, Go, or a similar infrastructure or platform language.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Experience with Kubernetes in multi-region or large-scale environments is preferred.
- Experience with CI and DevOps pipelines, deployment tools, or related infrastructure projects is preferred, including tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo, ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, or Helm.
- Experience with observability tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ClickHouse, or OpenTelemetry is preferred.
- Familiarity with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including indexing and query performance in distributed or multi-region deployments, is preferred.
- Open-source contributions or development of open-source tools are preferred.
- Applicants must satisfy applicable ITAR eligibility or obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts and other perks.
- Employees may accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation, receive 10 or more paid holidays per year, and accrue paid sick leave under company policy.
- The role may require extended hours and weekend work as needed.
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About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches orbital rockets and spacecraft, and operates Starlink, a global satellite internet network for consumers, businesses, and governments. Its revenue comes from commercial and government launch services (Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy, Dragon cargo and crew to the ISS) and subscription broadband with Starlink hardware and service. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hawthorne, California, the privately held company serves NASA and commercial satellite operators, building most systems in-house.