This role pays more than
78%
of similar roles. Most pay
$148,040–$216,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$218k
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
704 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 465 roles with salary data.
Sr. 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 data centers and providing GPU as a service on bare metal and virtualized platforms. The engineer will develop automation for Kubernetes and AI clusters, manage distributed storage, databases, and monitoring systems while collaborating with AI engineers to build maintainable products. Required technical skills include Linux operating systems, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and scripting in Bash or Python. Candidates should also possess experience with C++, Go, Bazel, Makefiles, and NVIDIA GPU deployment stacks. The role addresses the challenge of providing immediate access to critical intelligence data through a massive satellite constellation.
What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn?
Median $187925 from 136 postings across 38 companies.