Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) Verified today
About Starshield
Starshield is the world's largest US government satellite constellation, delivering immediate access to critical intelligence and national security data globally. You will work on the complete system: from receivers that connect users within minutes to the software infrastructure that powers it all.
What you will do
- Manage GPU/CPU infrastructure deployments to Top Secret datacenters
- Manage and provide support for GPU as a service for external customers on bare metal hardware and virtualized platforms
- Design, validate, and productize solutions for AI clusters (100k+ GPU scale)
- Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise Kubernetes AI clusters and operating systems
- Deploy and manage core infrastructure such as databases, monitoring and distributed storage
- Closely collaborate with AI 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
- Implement monitoring and alerting to support high availability systems
- Identify areas for improvement and create innovative solutions for high system availability
You must have
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or engineering discipline plus 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 (OCI containers, Kubernetes)
- Scripting experience in Bash, Python, or similar languages
- Development experience in Python, C++, or Go
Preferred experience
- 1+ years of experience with Python and Python-based development frameworks
- Experience managing Kubernetes clusters, not just using them
- Knowledge of Linux boot process and systems configuration
- Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment and continuous monitoring
- Understanding of relevant build technologies such as Bazel and Makefiles
- Focus on performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques
- Understanding of distributed databases and data modeling
- Experience with automatically managing thousands of servers using Terraform or Ansible
- Strong TCP/IP networking knowledge
- Cloud virtualization experience as the cloud provider
- Experience using NVIDIA GPU deployment stacks (Blackwell/Rubin)
- Excellent communications skills in formal and informal settings
- Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance
Requirements
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- Must be willing to travel domestically and globally as needed
- This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment. While the clearance may not be immediately necessary upon hire, you should initiate the application process promptly upon accepting this offer. Your ability to secure the necessary clearance is essential for fulfilling key responsibilities of the role. Should you be unable to obtain it, SpaceX reserves the right to modify or terminate your employment to align with operational needs
- Must be a US citizen or national, US lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State to comply with ITAR requirements
Compensation
Pay Range:
Level 1: $125,000 - $160,000
Level 2: $145,000 - $195,000
Actual level and base salary determined on a case-by-case basis based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Additional compensation includes long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, potential discretionary bonuses, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan eligibility. Benefits include 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, 10 or more paid holidays per year, and paid sick leave.
Those with an active clearance will receive a 10% differential, up to an additional $20,000 annually, once officially briefed into a classified program.