Senior SQL & Data Reliability Engineer

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Database Reliability Engineer to own and optimize Microsoft SQL and PowerBI ecosystems. You will work within IT Engineering to support database platforms, automate routine tasks, and improve data reliability across production environments.

Ideal candidates bring strong SQL tuning, high availability, and data warehouse experience, with a readiness to work extended hours and on-site at SpaceX facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering with 5+ years IT experience; or 7+ years in database reliability/DevOps without degree.
• 7+ years experience tuning databases for high availability and performance.
• 5+ years optimizing SQL queries and data replication/transformation.

Responsibilities

• Understand challenges with internal customers and plan improvements.
• Perform root cause analysis of production database issues.
• Optimize schemas, queries, and configurations.
• Migrate data from OLTP to OLAP systems.
• Develop automation using PowerShell or similar scripting languages.
• Monitor and maintain SQL databases and PowerBI licensing.
• Provide robust backup/DR solutions and on-call support.

Skills

SQL Server

PowerBI

Database administration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering

7+ years experience in database reliability or DevOps

Tools

PowerShell

Scripting

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Database Reliability Engineer to own and optimize Microsoft SQL and PowerBI ecosystems. You will work within IT Engineering to support database platforms, automate routine tasks, and improve data reliability across production environments.

Ideal candidates bring strong SQL tuning, high availability, and data warehouse experience, with a readiness to work extended hours and on-site at SpaceX facilities.