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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Site Reliability Engineer - **Company:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp. - **Location:** Hawthorne, United States - **Salary:** $125,000.0 - $145,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Algorithm Design, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Big Data, Information Systems, Databases, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Microprocessors, Gradle, Python (Programming Language), Monte Carlo Methods, Package Management Systems, Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Simulation Software, Software Construction, Software Engineering, TCP/IP, Vagrant, Virtualization Technology, Web Applications, Computer Networking Systems, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Data Analytics, Build Tools, Hardware Infrastructure, Puppet, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/site-reliability-engineer-gnc-spacex-7952381 ## About the Role The ideal candidate is flexible, possesses broad skills spanning product operations and software development, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment., * Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems/IT, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 2+ years of software development experience OR 4+ years of professional experience building software with site reliability or DevOps in lieu of a degree * 1+ years of experience with Linux operating systems * 1+ years of experience with Python and Python based development frameworks PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: * 2+ years of systems administration, site reliability engineering, or DevOps experience * 2+ years of experience with Python and Python-based development frameworks * 2+ years of Linux experience * Expertise with Docker, Vagrant, and Kubernetes or similar technologies * Extensive Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform * Experience with build systems (Make, Bazel / Pants / Buck, Gradle) and package management tools (pip, npm) * Strong understanding of virtualization and hypervisor technologies * Understanding of databases and data modeling * Experience with automatically managing dozens or hundreds of servers * Strong networking knowledge of TCP/IP * Experience scaling web applications and optimizing applications for performance * Experience with managing on-prem infrastructure, including direct experience managing GPU fleets * Experience with high-performance computing systems or large-scale data analysis systems * Must be comfortable working with mission-critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities * Ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance, * 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. ## Description GNC teams at SpaceX are responsible for vehicle design, trajectory design and optimization, high-fidelity vehicle simulation, software and control algorithm development, while also supporting both launch and on-orbit operations across multiple vehicle programs. In this role, you will work closely with GNC teams across SpaceX to maintain and improve a suite of critical GNC-focused tools and infrastructure that must scale reliably to enable a multiplanetary future. These systems include on-prem services, large-scale Monte Carlo simulations on our high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, automated data analysis pipelines, continuous integration systems for rocket and simulation software, GNC analysis infrastructure, and vehicle configuration verification tools., * Deploy, upgrade, operate, and scale a suite of mission-critical GNC products and services * Provision and maintain virtual and physical servers * Work with SpaceX HPC team to monitor and maintain an HPC cluster consisting of tens of thousands of CPUs. * Closely collaborate with GNC software engineers to create highly operable and maintainable products * Monitoring and incident response for web applications and services * Manage the underlying computational infrastructure of GNC in collaboration with IT stakeholders * Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services from whiteboard to operational * Make data-driven recommendations for future hardware purchases * Practice sustainable incident response and postmortems * Provide end-user support to GNC engineering for products by becoming an expert on analysis applications and support users in troubleshooting and pointing to features * Configure automated deployment pipelines for web apps * Develop or improve GNC web apps and tools for better usability, maintainability, and robustness * Demo and document new software changes such as operating system upgrades, shared filesystem changes, or major tool rollouts * Focus on performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques ## Related Videos - [An Applied Introduction to eBPF with Go](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1075-an-applied-introduction-to-ebpf-with-go) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Modular Secrets to Lightning-Fast Android Builds](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1428-modular-secrets-to-lightning-fast-android-builds) - [From Space to Software: Reliability Lessons 40 Years After Challenger](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100283-from-space-to-software-reliability-lessons-40-years-after-challenger) - [Turning Container security up to 11 with Capabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/718-turning-container-security-up-to-11-with-capabilities) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers)