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Sr. Kubernetes Platform Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Site Reliability Engineering
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Redmond, WA$165k - $230kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Sr. Kubernetes Platform Site Reliability Engineer for Starlink at SpaceX. Responsible for designing, operating, and scaling on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure and related core infrastructure to support Starlink’s large satellite constellation and global user base.

Responsibilities

  • Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise Kubernetes clusters
  • 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 services -- from inception and design, through deployment, operation and refinement
  • Monitoring and alerting supporting systems to have high availability
  • Hands-on integration and troubleshooting across the entire Starlink stack
  • Identify areas for improvement and create innovative solutions that enable high system availability

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional experience in Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps; OR 7+ years of professional experience in 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. OCI containers, Kubernetes)
  • Experience scripting in Bash, Python, or other similar languages
  • Development experience in Python, C++, or Go

Skills

Required:LinuxTerraformAnsibleKubernetesScriptingPython/C++/Go

Benefits

  • base salary plus long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
  • discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation (3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick time in Washington state
  • spacex shuttle transportation from select Seattle locations to Redmond office (shuttle benefits)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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