Kubernetes Platform Infrastructure Engineer (Starlink)
$125,000–$175,000 year
On-site · Palo Alto, California, United States or Redmond, Washington, United States
Job Summary
Kubernetes Platform Infrastructure Engineer to design, operate, and scale Starlink’s on-prem Kubernetes clusters and related infrastructure; develop automation for deployment and management of core infrastructure (databases, monitoring, and distributed storage); collaborate with software engineers to build scalable, operable products; maintain high availability, perform end-to-end lifecycle management, and lead optimization efforts across the Starlink stack.
Required 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
- 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 dozens, hundreds, or thousands of servers (eg: Terraform or Ansible)
- Strong networking knowledge of TCP/IP
- Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with customers, peers, management etc. in both formal and informal situations
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- ITAR REQUIREMENTS: must be a U.S. citizen or national, or permanent resident, or other eligible status as described
Additional Requirements
- ITAR requirements: U.S. citizen or national, or lawful permanent resident, or protected status or eligible to obtain required authorizations
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