Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. The posting includes: description (intro about SpaceX, Starshield). That could be "About the role" or maybe "About the role" is appropriate. Then responsibilities list. Then basic qualifications (maybe "Requirements" or "Qualifications"). Then preferred skills (maybe "Skills"). Then additional requirements (maybe "Requirements" again? but we can combine). Then compensation and benefits (Pay and Benefits). Also schedule? Not mentioned. So we should not include Schedule section. Also maybe "Benefits" separate from Pay. The posting includes Pay Range and benefits details. So we can have Pay
with pay range info, and Benefits
with benefits list. Also maybe "Additional Requirements" could go under Requirements or Qualifications. We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must preserve all substantive info, not invent. Remove boilerplate: EEO, ITAR, etc. Also remove application instructions, cookie/navigation/legal. Also remove duplicated lines. The posting includes "Additional Requirements Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed..." and "This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance..." Also "Itar Requirements ..." and EEO etc. We should remove ITAR and EEO boilerplate. Also remove "Learn more about the ITAR here." etc. Also remove "SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer..." etc. Also remove "Applicants wishing to view a copy..." etc.
We need to keep the clearance requirement as part of Additional Requirements (maybe under Requirements). Also keep willingness to work extended hours, travel, etc.
We need to format lists with - . For prose use
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We need to decide sections:
- About the role (intro paragraph(s) about SpaceX, Starshield, role focus). Could be multiple paragraphs but we can combine into one
maybe.
- Responsibilities (list of responsibilities). The posting has a list after "Responsibilities". We'll output each as
- .
- Requirements / Qualifications: combine Basic Qualifications and Additional Requirements (clearance, willingness to work extended hours, travel). Could be separate sections: "Requirements" for basic qualifications, and maybe "Additional Requirements" but we can combine under "Requirements". However the instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can have both Requirements and Qualifications if needed. But we should avoid thin sections. Perhaps we can have "Qualifications" for basic qualifications and "Skills" for preferred skills. Then Additional Requirements (clearance, travel, extended hours) could go under "Requirements". But we already have Qualifications. Might be okay to have both Requirements and Qualifications. Let's think: The posting has "Basic Qualifications" and "Preferred Skills And Experience". Also "Additional Requirements". So we could map:
- Qualifications: Basic Qualifications (degree/experience, Linux, Terraform, etc.)
- Skills: Preferred Skills And Experience
- Requirements: Additional Requirements (clearance, willingness to work extended hours, travel, etc.) plus maybe also include the basic qualifications? But we already used Qualifications for that. Might be okay to have both Qualifications and Requirements sections.
But we need to avoid filler. Ensure each section has substantive content.
Pay: we have pay range details.
Benefits: list of benefits.
We should not include Schedule.
Now we need to strip out boilerplate: The ITAR requirements and EEO statements. Also remove "Learn more about the ITAR here." Also remove "SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer..." etc.
Also remove "Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis..." that's part of Pay, keep it.
Also remove "While the clearance may not be immediately necessary upon hire, we encourage you to initiate the application process promptly upon accepting this offer." That's part of Additional Requirements; keep it? It's about clearance process. It's substantive. Keep.
Also "Should you be unable to obtain it, SpaceX reserves the right to modify or terminate your employment to align with operational needs." Keep.
Now we need to ensure we don't repeat any lines.
Let's extract content.
Intro paragraph:
"SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER (STARSHIELD) At SpaceX we’re leveraging our experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy the Starshield constellation. Starshield is the world’s largest US government satellite constellation and is tasked with providing immediate access to critical intelligence and national security data for the US government anywhere on the globe. We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system – receivers that allow users to connect within minutes, and the software that brings it all together. We’ve only begun to scratch the surface of Starshield's global impact and are looking for best-in-class engineers to help us further our ambitious goals. As an engineer focused on Starshield's software and GPU infrastructure, you will design, operate and scale the infrastructure that supports critical national security missions. These positions cover a variety of areas ranging from Site Reliability Engineering, Developer Operations, and GPU platforms. You will develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise compute resources, create highly scalable and maintainable software products, and directly collaborate with engineering across the board."
We can make that as About the role.
Now Responsibilities list:
- 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
- Monitoring and alerting supporting systems to have high availability
- Identify areas for improvement and create innovative solutions that enable high system availability
Note there is a backslash in Kubernetes\AI clusters; we keep as is.
Now Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 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 (i.e. OCI containers, Kubernetes)
- Experience scripting in Bash, Python, or other similar languages
- Development experience in Python, C++, or Go
Now Preferred Skills And 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 & 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 (eg: Terraform or Ansible)
- Strong networking knowledge of TCP/IP
- Cloud virtualization experience (as the cloud provider)
- Experience using NVIDIA GPU deployment stacks (Blackwell/Rubin)
- Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with customers, peers, management etc. in both formal and informal situations
- Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance
Now Additional Requirements:
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- Must be willing to travel domestically and globally in the future when 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, we encourage you to 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.
Note: The clearance mention duplicates with Preferred Skills; but we keep both? Might be redundant but we must preserve all substantive info. Could keep both but maybe we can note that clearance is required; we can keep it under Additional Requirements and maybe remove from Preferred Skills to avoid duplication? However the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; not to remove unless it's boilerplate. The clearance is substantive; it's listed in both places. If we remove one occurrence, we are losing some info (though it's same). Safer to keep both occurrences; but that may be considered duplication. The instruction also says remove duplicated lines. So we should deduplicate identical lines. The clearance line appears in Preferred Skills and also in Additional Requirements paragraph. They are not identical lines but convey same requirement. Might be considered duplicate content. Safer to keep only one occurrence, maybe under Additional Requirements (since it's a requirement). But we must preserve all substantive info; if we remove the line from Preferred Skills, we still have the info elsewhere. So it's not lost. So we can drop the clearance from Preferred Skills to avoid duplication. However the Preferred Skills list also includes "Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance". If we remove it, we lose the specificity of "Active" etc. But the Additional Requirements paragraph mentions "Top Secret Security Clearance". It doesn't mention SCI or DOE Level Q. So we might lose some nuance. Better to keep the clearance line in Preferred Skills and keep the Additional Requirements paragraph about willingness to work extended hours, travel, and the requirement to obtain and maintain clearance (including process). The paragraph includes the requirement to obtain and maintain clearance; we can keep that. So we have both: Preferred Skills includes clearance qualification; Additional Requirements includes obligation to obtain/maintain and process. That's not duplicate exactly; they are different aspects. So we keep both.
Now Pay:
- Pay Range: Level 1: $125,000.00 - $165,000.00 Level 2: $145,000.00 - $200,000.00
- Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
- Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
We can put that in a
or combine.
Now Benefits:
- You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.
- You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- Employees in Washington State accrue paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law.
- Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday.
- Those with an active clearance will receive a 10% differential, up to an additional $20,000 annually, once officially briefed into a classified program.
We can put each as
- under Benefits.
Now we need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like ITAR, EEO,
. We need to decide sections: - About the role (intro paragraph(s) about SpaceX, Starshield, role focus). Could be multiple paragraphs but we can combine into one
maybe. - Responsibilities (list of responsibilities). The posting has a list after "Responsibilities". We'll output each as
or combine. Now Benefits: - You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. - You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. - Employees in Washington State accrue paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law. - Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday. - Those with an active clearance will receive a 10% differential, up to an additional $20,000 annually, once officially briefed into a classified program. We can put each as