SpaceX

Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)

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4 hours ago
Washington, DC, USAEntry Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$125k - $195k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Manage GPU and CPU infrastructure deployments to Top Secret datacenters.
  • Provide GPU-as-a-service support for external customers on bare-metal and virtualized platforms.
  • Design, validate, and productize AI cluster solutions at 100,000+ GPU scale.
  • Develop automation for deploying and managing on-premise Kubernetes and AI clusters and operating systems.
  • Deploy and manage databases, monitoring systems, and distributed storage.
  • Collaborate with AI engineers to create scalable, operable, and maintainable products.
  • Improve services throughout their lifecycle, from design and deployment through operation and refinement.
  • Implement monitoring and alerting and identify solutions that improve system availability.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or engineering plus 1+ years of professional SRE or DevOps experience, or 3+ years of SRE or DevOps experience in lieu of a degree.
  • At least 1 year of professional experience with Linux operating systems.
  • Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or comparable infrastructure tools; OCI containers or Kubernetes; Bash, Python, or similar scripting; and Python, C++, or Go development.
  • Preferred qualifications include Python-based development, Kubernetes cluster management, Linux boot and systems configuration, testing and continuous integration/build/deployment/monitoring practices, Bazel or Makefiles, performance optimization, distributed databases and data modeling, large-scale server automation, TCP/IP networking, cloud virtualization, and NVIDIA GPU deployment stacks such as Blackwell and Rubin.
  • Preferred candidates may have an active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance and meet applicable ITAR work-authorization requirements.

Benefits

  • Base salary range is $125,000.00-$195,000.00 depending on level, knowledge, skills, education, and experience.
  • Potential long-term incentives, long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation.
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage; 401(k); short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; paid parental leave; and other discounts and perks.
  • Approximately three weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays, and paid sick leave under company policy.
  • Employees with an active clearance may receive a 10% differential up to an additional $20,000 annually when briefed into a classified program.
  • The role may require extended hours, weekend work, and future domestic or global travel.

Tech Stack

Categories

DevOpsSite Reliability
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About SpaceX

10,000+ employees

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.

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