This role pays more than
75%
of similar roles. Most pay
$137,500–$197,850
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$198k
versus about
$168k
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
680 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 442 roles with salary data.
Sr. Hardware / Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) joins the team focused on Starlink’s software and network infrastructure. This role involves designing, operating, and scaling the infrastructure required to run a massive satellite constellation while managing a network for millions of daily users. Key responsibilities include developing automation for on-premise compute resources, managing core infrastructure like databases and distributed storage, and collaborating with engineers to build scalable products. The engineer will manage the full hardware lifecycle from design through retirement while creating tools to improve developer velocity. Required skills include experience with Linux operating systems, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes. Candidates should possess proficiency in Bash, Python, Go, C++, or C. Technical expertise in TCP/IP networking, virtualization, hypervisor technologies, and performance bottleneck identification is essential for maintaining the complex satellite network infrastructure.
Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
Ansible
Python
C++
C
Bash
Linux
TCP/IP
Bazel
Distributed Storage
Virtualization
Data Modeling
Site Reliability Engineering
DevOps