SpaceX · 4 hours ago
Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Application Software, Data)
Hawthorne, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expSpaceX is a pioneering aerospace company focused on enabling human life on Mars through innovative technology. They are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to enhance mission-critical applications that support launch vehicle production and the growth of the Starlink network. The role involves managing large-scale systems and collaborating with engineers to improve software performance and reliability.
AerospaceManufacturingSpace Travel
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Upgrade existing distributed systems to become sharded and geo-redundant in multiple data centers
Advance existing deployment, monitoring, and alerting infrastructure to support a multi-region environment
Manage petabyte scale bare metal compute clusters
Closely collaborate with engineers across all programs to create highly operable, scalable, and maintainable products
Engage throughout the whole software development lifecycle of services -- from inception to design, deployment, operation, and iterative refinement
Focus on performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 5 years of software development experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience building software with site reliability or DevOps in lieu of a degree
Experience with Linux operating systems
Willing to work extended hours and weekends when needed
Preferred
5+ years of rigorous experience with site reliability or DevOps
Experience with Kubernetes and Istio for on-premise deployment
Experience with in-stream, data processing and analytics using open source platforms such as Apache Kafka, Spark, HBase, HDFS, Flink
Experience troubleshooting hardware and network-layer issues
Programming experience in Python, C#, Java, Scala, Go or similar languages
Good understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment and monitoring
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 & 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 which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law
Company
SpaceX
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.78BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Elon Musk
Founder, CEO & CTO
Bret Johnsen
CFO
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