Software Infrastructure Engineer (Starlink)

Summary

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars and is seeking a Software Infrastructure Engineer for their Starlink program. The role involves designing, operating, and scaling the infrastructure for the world's largest satellite constellation, focusing on automation, collaboration with software engineers, and managing network operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise compute resources
• 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
• Invent tools and processes that enable fast, accurate, and easy-to-use development and deployment systems
• Provide fast and comprehensive software validation, including virtualized, hardware-in-the-loop, and on-orbit test platforms
• Monitoring and data analysis in support of a continuous integration and release system
• Hands-on integration and troubleshooting across the entire Starlink stack
• Create and manage core infrastructure such as databases and software libraries
• Identify areas for improvement and create innovative solutions that enable high developer velocity

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 1+ years of professional experience in systems administration, site reliability engineering, or DevOps; OR 3+ years of professional experience in systems administration, 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. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages
• Development experience in Python, C++ or C
• 1+ years of experience with Python and Python-based development frameworks
• Strong understanding of virtualization and hypervisor technologies
• Knowledge of Linux boot process and systems configuration
• Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & continuous monitoring
• Strong understanding of relevant technologies, such as: Bazel or other build systems, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, or similar technologies
• Focus on performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques
• Understanding of databases and data modeling
• Experience with automatically managing dozens, hundreds, or thousands of servers (eg: Terraform or Ansible)
• Strong networking knowledge of TCP/IP
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with customers, peers, management etc. in both formal and informal situations

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 1+ years of professional experience in systems administration, site reliability engineering, or DevOps; OR 3+ years of professional experience in systems administration, 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. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages
• Development experience in Python, C++ or C

Nice to Haves

• 1+ years of experience with Python and Python-based development frameworks
• Strong understanding of virtualization and hypervisor technologies
• Knowledge of Linux boot process and systems configuration
• Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & continuous monitoring
• Strong understanding of relevant technologies, such as: Bazel or other build systems, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, or similar technologies
• Focus on performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques
• Understanding of databases and data modeling
• Experience with automatically managing dozens, hundreds, or thousands of servers (eg: Terraform or Ansible)
• Strong networking knowledge of TCP/IP
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with customers, peers, management etc. in both formal and informal situations

Benefits

• May also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various other discounts and perks
• May also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation
• Will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Employees in Washington State accrue paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law
• Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday