Hiring: Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) Company: SpaceX Location: Hawthorne, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 10:23:40 Target Skills & Keywords : Ansible, Bash, Bazel, C++, Kubernetes, Linux, OCI, Python, TCP/IP, Terraform About the job Experience: •5+ years of experience with Python and Python-based development frameworks •Knowledge of Linux boot process and systems configuration •Comprehensive expertise in testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & continuous monitoring •Understanding of relevant build technologies, such as Bazel and Makefiles •Focus on performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques Required Skills: •Manage GPU/CPU infrastructure deployments to Top Secret data centers •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 •Monitoring and alerting supporting systems to have high availability Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional experience with Linux operating systems; OR 7+ years of professional experience in software, DevOps, or site reliability engineering in lieu of a degree •5+ year of experience with Kubernetes •5+ year of experience managing Linux operating systems •Development experience in Python, C++, or Go •Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed •Must be willing to travel domestically and globally in the future when 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: •$165,000 - $265,000 / 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!