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Database Reliability Engineer

SpaceX· Information Technology - Corporate
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Hawthorne, CA$135k - $175kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Database Reliability Engineer at SpaceX focusing on Microsoft SQL/PowerBI, responsible for database technologies across SpaceX with emphasis on reliability, performance, and automation in a fast-paced, onsite environment.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with internal customers to understand current challenges, plan/communicate improvements and anticipate future needs.
  • Perform root cause analysis of production-related database issues.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to optimize schemas, queries, and database/server configurations.
  • Perform data migration / data transformation from OLTP to OLAP systems.
  • Develop code to automate routine tasks and provide end user self-service tools by leveraging PowerShell or a similar scripting language.
  • Engineer, deploy and maintain all aspects of Microsoft SQL database monitoring.
  • Quickly address critical support situations by providing effective solutions to database technical issues.
  • Manage PowerBI licensing, utilization, permissions and provide best-practices guidance and query optimization assistance for users.
  • Provide comprehensive and fully vetted backup and restore solutions.
  • Engineer, implement and routinely test Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies.
  • Develop and maintain strong documentation and support runbooks.
  • Support and foster the professional growth of other database engineering and administration staff via cross-training, coaching and responsibility sharing.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering discipline and 5+ years of experience in IT; OR 7+ years of professional experience with database reliability or DevOps in lieu of a degree.
  • 7+ years experience in monitoring and tuning databases to provide highly available and performant services.
  • 5+ years experience in optimizing SQL queries and data replication & transformation.

Skills

Required:SQL ServerPowerShellPowerBIDatabase monitoringDisaster RecoveryData migration/ETLCommunication

Benefits

  • long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
  • potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave as per policy
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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