Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes Platform (Top Secret Clearance)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA
About this role
**SpaceX — Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes Platform (Top Secret Clearance)** As a member of the Classified IT Systems Engineering team, you’ll design scalable systems that support a growing volume of data products. You’ll build tools to help teams work more efficiently and build software systems that are secure, reliable, and autonomous. You’ll own the lifecycle of the systems you create, including development, testing, and operational support. **Responsibilities** - Develop automation to deploy and manage compute resources on-premises and in the cloud - Build, maintain, and scale on-premises hardware systems for GPU-accelerated machine learning workloads - Deploy and manage core infrastructure such as databases, monitoring, and storage - Collaborate with software engineers to create highly scalable, operable, and maintainable products - Improve the full lifecycle of services—from inception and design through deployment, operation, and refinement **Basic Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or an engineering discipline; **or** 2+ years of professional experience in software, DevOps, or site reliability engineering - 1+ year of experience with Kubernetes - 1+ year of experience with Linux - Experience with Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages - Experience building, maintaining, and scaling on-premises and/or cloud systems - Active **Top Secret**, **Top Secret SCI**, or **DOE Level Q** clearance **Preferred Skills and Experience** - Experience hosting and pushing state-of-the-art inferential model benchmarks - Experience with systems administration, site reliability engineering, or DevOps - Experience with Python and Python-based development frameworks - Experience with virtualization and hypervisor technologies - Experience automatically managing dozens or hundreds of servers - Knowledge of performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques - Excellent communication skills across formal and informal settings - Ability to quickly learn new tools and frameworks **Additional Requirements** - An active clearance may provide the opportunity to work on sensitive SpaceX missions; if so, you’ll be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug/alcohol testing - Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed **Compensation and Benefits** - **Pay Range (Level 3): $145,000.00 – $195,000.00** - Base salary is determined case-by-case based on knowledge, skills, education, and experience - Eligible for long-term incentives (company stock/long-term cash awards), potential discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan - Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage; 401(k); disability and life insurance; paid parental leave; and other perks - 3 weeks paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year; paid sick leave per company policy - Clearance differential: **10%**, up to an additional **$20,000 annually**, once officially briefed into a classified program **ITAR Requirements** - To comply with U.S. export regulations, applicants must be a U.S. citizen/national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card), refugee (8 U.S.C. § 1157), asylee (8 U.S.C. § 1158), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. *SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.*
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