This role pays less than
79%
of similar roles. Most pay
$145,000–$216,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$142k
versus about
$181k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
704 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 465 roles with salary data.
Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) joins the team focused on software and GPU infrastructure to support critical national security missions. This role involves designing, operating, and scaling infrastructure for large-scale AI clusters, specifically managing GPU/CPU deployments in Top Secret datacenters. The engineer will develop automation for on-premise Kubernetes and AI clusters, manage distributed storage and monitoring systems, and collaborate with AI engineers to build maintainable products. Key technical requirements include proficiency with Linux operating systems, containerization technologies like OCI containers, and infrastructure tools such as Terraform or Ansible. Candidates should possess scripting skills in Bash or Python, along with development experience in Python, C++, or Go. The role addresses the challenge of providing high availability for large-scale GPU-as-a-service platforms on bare metal hardware and virtualized environments to support global intelligence data access.
What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn?
Median $187925 from 136 postings across 38 companies.