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Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes Platform (Starshield)

SpaceX· Starshield Software Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$125k - $195kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Site Reliability Engineer focused on Starshield's software and network infrastructure to design, operate, and scale on-premise Kubernetes platforms and related core infrastructure for the world’s largest US government satellite constellation.

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 Starshield 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 1+ years of professional experience in site reliability engineering or DevOps; OR 3+ years of professional experience in site reliability engineering or DevOps in lieu of a degree
  • 1+ 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++, or Go
Nice to have:Python-based developmentNetworking

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
  • Potential 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
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave as per company policy
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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