Hiring: Software Engineer, Platform / Infrastructure (Starlink) Company: SpaceX Location: Palo Alto, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:23:39 Target Skills & Keywords : ArgoCD, CI/CD, ClickHouse, Grafana, Helm, Jenkins, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Python, SQL About the job Experience: •Operational familiarity with relational databases (g., PostgreSQL), including indexing and query performance, especially in distributed or multi-region deployments. •Contributions to open-source projects or development of open-source tools. Required Skills: •Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks by analyzing system metrics, database queries, and cloud resource usage before they impact users. •Build and maintain the internal developer platform, including the self-service tools and CI/CD pipelines. •Operate and secure the production Kubernetes clusters that run our customer-facing website, managed as code. •Partner with application teams to optimize slow SQL queries and manage database schema changes safely. •Investigate infrastructure requests to understand the real underlying need and propose better long-term solutions. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a STEM discipline. •1+ years of professional experience with networking or infrastructure projects. •1+ years of professional experience programming in Python, Go, or a similar language used in infrastructure and platform work. •Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed. •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. Compensation: •$135,000 - $155,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!