# Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) at SpaceX

- Company: SpaceX
- What the company does: SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, a16z and Founders Fund.
- Company website: https://www.spacex.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Washington, DC
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8807783002?gh_jid=8807783002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spacex-site-reliability-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-2/

## About the role

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.

## What they're looking for

- 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
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Tags: Starshield Software Engineering