This role pays less than
75%
of similar roles. Most pay
$145,000–$216,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$145k
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 Starshield's software and GPU infrastructure to support critical national security missions. This role involves designing, operating, and scaling infrastructure for large-scale AI clusters, including managing GPU/CPU deployments in Top Secret datacenters and providing GPU as a service on bare metal and virtualized platforms. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing automation for Kubernetes and AI clusters, managing distributed storage, databases, and monitoring systems to ensure high availability. The role requires proficiency with Linux operating systems, containerization technologies like OCI containers, and infrastructure tools such as Terraform and Ansible. Candidates should possess programming skills in Python, C++, or Go, along with knowledge of networking protocols, NVIDIA GPU deployment stacks, and build tools like Bazel. This position addresses the technical challenge of providing immediate access to critical intelligence data via a massive satellite constellation.
What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn?
Median $187925 from 136 postings across 38 companies.