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This role pays more than
82%
of similar roles. Most pay
$142,937–$215,000
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$218k
versus about
$179k
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
851 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 590 roles with salary data.
The Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield) joins the satellite software team to support national security efforts involving earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. This role involves developing automation to deploy and manage compute resources across on-premises and cloud environments while managing core infrastructure like databases, monitoring, and storage. The engineer will collaborate with software teams to create scalable, maintainable products and manage the full service lifecycle from inception through operational refinement. Key technical requirements include extensive experience with Linux operating systems, Kubernetes cluster management, and scripting in Bash and Python. Candidates should possess knowledge of TCP/IP networking, distributed databases, and build technologies like Bazel and Makefiles. The work focuses on building secure, autonomous, and reliable in-space mesh networks and solving complex performance bottlenecks.
What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?
Median $202800 from 62 postings across 16 companies.