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SpaceX · 1 week ago

Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield) - Top Secret Clearance

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The Site Reliability Engineer for Starshield will leverage SpaceX’s Starlink technology to support national security efforts, focusing on building highly reliable in-space mesh networks and secure systems for government use.

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Responsibilities

Develop automation to deploy and manage compute resources both on-premises and in the cloud
Deploy and manage core infrastructure such as databases, monitoring and 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

Qualification

KubernetesLinux operating systemsPythonBashDevOps engineeringVirtualization technologiesDatabase managementCommunicationProblem-solvingCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in software, DevOps, or site reliability engineering in lieu of a degree
1+ year of experience with Kubernetes
1+ year of experience with Linux operating systems
Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages
Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance

Preferred

Experience with systems administration, site reliability engineering, or DevOps engineering
Experience with Python and Python-based development frameworks
Experience with virtualization and hypervisor technologies
Experience with databases and data modeling
Experience with automatically managing dozens or hundreds of servers
Knowledge of performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques
Excellent communications 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

Benefits

Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
Potential discretionary bonuses
Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy

Company

SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.78B
Key Investors
Korea Investment PartnersIntesa SanpaoloAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-12Secondary Market
2025-09-10Secondary Market
2025-08-13Secondary Market· $10M

Leadership Team

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Bret Johnsen
CFO
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Charles Kuehmann
VP Materials Engineering
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