Site Reliability Engineer - Top Secret Clearance
SpaceX - Hawthorne, CA
Posted Jan 10, 2026
Benefits
- Parental leave
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- Non-birth-parent leave
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- Family-building benefits
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- Fertility benefits: Not verified
- Adoption assistance: Not verified
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- Mental health support
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- Relocation assistance
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- Salary
- $125K-$145K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
- 401(k) match
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Market context
- U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
- $116,543 U.S. median for this role
- Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
- +9.8% - Much faster than average
16% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.
Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
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- Weekend work
- Required From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Company
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- Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
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About this role
Site Reliability Engineer - Top Secret Clearance Hawthorne, CA SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER - TOP SECRET CLEARANCE As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will design, develop, and test key aspects of an in-house solution for analysis, simulation, and prototyping of software in support of all SpaceX flight systems. You will have full ownership of new features in the automation and technical infrastructure to support scalable high-performance web applications in addition to a suite of simulation and emulation products. This is a high-impact role where you will work across the engineering groups to build a high-throughput distributed system used to develop and demonstrate cutting-edge software and hardware. SpaceX is looking for smart, motivated software engineers who enjoy taking on complex challenges, work well in dynamic Environments, and care about software best practices. Our application software is critical to future mission success and we have no shortage of interesting challenges that require innovative, cutting-edge solutions. Our application software is critical to future mission success and we have no shortage of interesting challenges that require innovative, cutting-edge solutions. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Develop automation to deploy and manage applications both on-premises and in the cloud - Deploy and manage core infrastructure technologies such as applications servers, databases, messaging queues
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