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This role pays more than
81%
of similar roles. Most pay
$169,550–$218,325
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$242k
versus about
$194k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
SpaceX currently has
851 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 590 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Software Engineer on the Starship Continuous Integration team, you will own the tools powering Starship software development. You will design, maintain, and scale systems that enable hundreds of engineers to integrate changes and deliver reliable software to all Starship vehicles and launch pads on a continuous basis. Your daily responsibilities include inventing tools and processes for fast software development, performing hands-on integration and troubleshooting across the entire Starship software stack, and managing a dedicated pool of on-premises compute. You will utilize skills in Bazel, Python, C++, Rust, or Go, while exploring AI-assisted development tools to improve code quality and testing workflows. This role solves critical infrastructure challenges for the development of the world’s first fully reusable rocket and spacecraft.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.