This role pays less than
62%
of similar roles. Most pay
$150,000–$214,625
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$170k
versus about
$182k
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
680 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 442 roles with salary data.
Site Reliability Engineer (Top Secret Clearance) joins the Classified IT Systems Engineering team to design scalable systems capable of supporting a growing volume of data products. This role involves managing the full lifecycle of systems, including development, testing, and operational support. Key responsibilities include developing automation for on-premises and cloud compute resources, building hardware systems for GPU-accelerated machine learning workloads, and managing core infrastructure like databases, monitoring, and storage. The candidate will collaborate with software engineers to ensure products are scalable and maintainable. Required technical skills include experience with Kubernetes, Linux operating systems, Bash, Python, and scripting languages. Preferred qualifications include knowledge of virtualization, hypervisor technologies, performance bottleneck identification, and hosting inferential model benchmarks. This role addresses the challenge of creating secure, reliable, and autonomous software systems to handle massive data production.
What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 54 postings across 15 companies.