I really like working at Northeastern University, which is why I’m sad that I’m going to be leaving. On the other hand, life occasionally presents an opportunity to you that can’t ignore. This is one of those occasions.
A few months ago, I was sitting in a small room full of sysadmins planning LISA’15 when I mentioned, almost out of nowhere, that there was one company in the world that I would kill to work at. As luck would have it, my friend sitting next to me said, “Really? Because I know a guy. Want me to email him for you?” and I said, “Um, yes, please. ” Thus a story began that included numerous phone screenings, flying out to Los Angeles, and an all-day array of in-person interviews, the net result being that I am leaving Boston, moving to LA, and going to work…for Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, otherwise known as SpaceX. Yes, THAT SpaceX.
At SpaceX, I’m going to be a Linux System Administrator, and from the sounds of it, I’ll be splitting my time between “normal” infrastructure stuff and helping to define a DevOps role with the Flight Software team who write the software that sends the rocket and Dragon capsule up to the Space Station. It’s…pretty difficult to overstate how excited I am.
I imagine that it will take a while to figure out what I’m allowed to write about, but the whole team was very enthusiastic about my visibility in the SysAdmin space, and they seemed to enjoy my blog and the fact that I took part in the community, so I don’t think anything there will change. I’m just really happy to get the chance to do this, for a company with a mission like SpaceX. It’s an incredible opportunity, and I feel very fortunate.
So here we go, on a brand new adventure. I’m sad to be leaving my friends in Boston, but I’ll be back soon – I mean heck, LISA’16 is in Boston, so it’ll be like a homecoming, right? Until then, the sky is the limit! Keep reading!
