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Python (nice)

What this posting asks for

Level: Entry level — The posting asks for 1+ years of experience.

Main responsibilities

• Upgrade existing distributed systems to become sharded and geo-redundant in multiple data centers
• Advance existing deployment, monitoring, and alerting infrastructure to support a multi-region environment
• Manage petabyte scale bare metal compute clusters
• Closely collaborate with engineers across all programs to create highly operable, scalable, and maintainable products
• Engage throughout the whole software development lifecycle of services -- from inception to design, deployment, operation, and iterative refinement
• Focus on performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 1+ years of professional experience in systems administration…
• 1+ years of professional experience with Linux operating systems

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system – thousands of satellites, consumer receivers that allow users to connect within minutes of unbox…” · “The success of the missions at SpaceX depends on the software that you and your team produce.” · “Engage throughout the whole software development lifecycle of services -- from inception to design, deployment, operation, and iterative refinement”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Problem solving Core
  In the posting: “As a Site Reliability Engineer on the Starlink program, you will be solving challenges that improve our ability to fully utilize the hardware we have deployed.” · “Aerospace experience is not required for success here - rather, we look for smart, motivated, and collaborative site reliability engineers who love solving p…” · “Experience troubleshooting hardware and network-layer issues”
  Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “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 …” · “You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insura…” · “Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable acco…”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “Aerospace experience is not required for success here - rather, we look for smart, motivated, and collaborative site reliability engineers who love solving p…” · “Closely collaborate with engineers across all programs to create highly operable, scalable, and maintainable products”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “Our goal is to provide customers with the best possible satellite internet experience, often providing under-served communities with affordable, life-changin…” · “Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with customers, peers, management etc.”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “Good understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment and monitoring” · “Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & continuous monitoring”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Communication Supporting
  In the posting: “Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with customers, peers, management etc.”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Ownership and accountability Supporting
  In the posting: “You will have full ownership of challenging problems, working with a team of enthusiastic engineers to design and produce solutions that enable SpaceX to mov…”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Data and analysis Supporting
  In the posting: “Upgrade existing distributed systems to become sharded and geo-redundant in multiple data centers”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Stakeholder management Supporting
  In the posting: “employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, ge…”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.

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