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Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering (Application Software) at SpaceX

Department: Application SoftwareEducation: education_required

Compensation

$125,000 – $195,000/yr

Location
Hawthorne, California
Type
Full-time
Level
mid
Posted

Description

SpaceX is hiring a Site Reliability Engineer focused on application software to build, deploy, operate, and scale mission-critical vehicle software platforms for Falcon 9, Starship, Dragon, and Starlink. The role manages infrastructure as code, observability, software development lifecycle tools, incident response, performance optimization, and end-user support, while participating in on-call rotation and extended hours. Candidates need a relevant bachelor’s degree or three years of SRE or DevOps experience, Python and Linux experience, and strong problem-solving and collaboration skills; aerospace experience is not required. Compensation ranges from $125,000 to $195,000 per year depending on level, with medical, vision, dental, retirement, disability, life, paid leave, and other benefits.

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