SpaceX is seeking a Member of Technical Staff, Platform Engineer for their Special Programs team in Palo Alto, CA. The role involves creating robust tooling for classified environments, requiring strong experience in Go Lang and Kubernetes, along with a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
Job Summary
The role involves building deterministic, well-tested tooling that enables engineers to operate effectively in classified environments without direct support.
Responsibilities include designing deployment generators, maintaining platform documentation, and implementing profile-driven rendering across public, enterprise, and air-gap targets.
Compensation ranges from $150,000 to $350,000 per year with eligibility for stock options, bonuses, and comprehensive medical and retirement benefits.
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SpaceX is seeking a Member of Technical Staff, Platform Engineer for their Special Programs team in Palo Alto, CA. The role involves creating robust tooling for classified environments, requiring strong experience in Go Lang and Kubernetes, along with a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
Salary
Base: $150,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for long-term incentives including stock, stock options, and cash awards; Benefits: Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, 401(k), paid parental leave, and vacation.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Go Lang programming experience
Kubernetes container automation
Deployment generator design
CI matrix maintenance
Monitoring stack migration
Nice-to-have
Top Secret security clearance
Air-gapped deployment tooling
Infrastructure-as-Code Pulumi Terraform
GPU infrastructure NVIDIA CUDA
Bare metal provisioning PXE boot
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in CS or engineering discipline
1+ years of Go Lang experience
2+ years of Kubernetes experience
Must obtain Top Secret Security Clearance
U.S. citizenship or eligible work authorization
Work Rights
Must have US citizenship, lawful permanent resident status, refugee, or asylee status