Senior Site Reliability Engineer

2 weeks ago


Hawthorne, California, United States SpaceX Full time

At SpaceX, we are pushing the boundaries of space technology and exploration. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability and performance of our infrastructure, enabling us to achieve our ambitious goals.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Architect and develop scalable, high-performance cloud infrastructure to support our flight systems
  • Design and implement automation solutions to deploy and manage applications in cloud environments
  • Collaborate with software engineers to create highly scalable, operable, and maintainable products
  • Develop and maintain policies and automation to ensure compliance with DevSecOps best practices
  • Engage in the entire lifecycle of services, from inception and design, through deployment, operation, and refinement

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline; OR 5+ years of professional experience in software, DevOps, or site reliability engineering in lieu of a degree
  • 3+ years of experience with Linux operating systems
  • Experience building and managing production systems leveraging containerization technologies (i.e. Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience with designing and managing solutions in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages
  • Active Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, OR ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • 5+ years of systems administration, site reliability engineering, or DevOps experience
  • 3+ years of experience working with Kubernetes, Docker, or similar technologies
  • Strong understanding of message queue technologies such as RabbitMQ or Kafka
  • Strong understanding of virtualization and hypervisor technologies
  • Understanding of databases and performance tuning
  • Experience with identity management and authentication protocols
  • Focus on performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with customers, peers, management, etc. in both formal and informal situations
  • Ability to quickly learn new tools and frameworks

Additional Requirements:

  • Willing to work extended hours and weekends when needed

Compensation and Benefits:

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.

You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation & will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.

Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.

ITAR Requirements:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX's Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department.



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