Senior IT Data Engineer

Palo Alto, CA

Open 4 months, first seen by us 133 days ago

Pay: USD 172,000–258,000/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: $172,000 - $258,000 USD Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
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What you’ll work on

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Implement established ETL patterns and reusable data components
Build and support dependable data infrastructure
Prioritize business and engineering requests and deliver against time-sensitive deadlines
Support internal customers' applications and integrations

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implementing established ETL patterns, creating and supporting dependable infrastructure, and reusable components

creating and supporting dependable infrastructure

consistently deliver excellent results against time-sensitive priorities

implements and supports applications to help internal customers meet their operational needs

What you’ll bring

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Core experience

Strong databases experience (Vertica, MySQL or similar) and advanced SQL
Java development (Spring, JEE/JSE) and Python or another modern language
Hands-on work with integrations, APIs and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Experience with 3rd party APIs such as Salesforce or Workday

Qualification wording

Strong experience with databases (Vertica, MySQL, or similar) and advanced SQL

Java development experience (Spring, JEE/JSE) and proficiency in Python or other modern languages

Hands-on experience with integrations, APIs, and message queuing technologies (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)

Experience working with 3rd party APIs (Salesforce, Workday, etc.)

Education & alternatives

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor's degree - 5+ years of experience in data engineering roles

- Experience working in an enterprise environment - Bachelor's degree in computer science - Strong experience with databases (Vertica, MySQL, or similar) and advanced SQL

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Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

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Open 4 monthsWe first saw this posting 133 days ago and it is still up. Roles open this long are often slow to fill or kept open to collect applications.

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Last seen by us: Nov 4, 2026

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How this job compares

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$172K–$258K against $127K–$190K, the middle half of what similar US postings state.

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SpaceXSI is hiring

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- Strong experience with databases (Vertica, MySQL, or similar) and advanced SQL - Java development experience (Spring, JEE/JSE) and proficiency in Python or other modern languages - Hands-on experience with integrations, APIs, and message queuing technologies (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)

- Custom ETL design, implementation, and maintenance - Performance monitoring, error logging, and troubleshooting Java applications COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

- On-prem and cloud enterprise solutions (Oracle, Salesforce, Workday) - Scala / Scalding - Deep knowledge of access control and data security

- Bachelor's degree in computer science - Strong experience with databases (Vertica, MySQL, or similar) and advanced SQL - Java development experience (Spring, JEE/JSE) and proficiency in Python or other modern languages

- Designing and deploying scalable, reliable, high-volume data integrations and real-time pipelines - Big data technologies (Hadoop, MongoDB, HBase, Cassandra) - On-prem and cloud enterprise solutions (Oracle, Salesforce, Workday)

- Java development experience (Spring, JEE/JSE) and proficiency in Python or other modern languages - Hands-on experience with integrations, APIs, and message queuing technologies (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) - Experience working with 3rd party APIs (Salesforce, Workday, etc.)

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About the role

We file this job under Data Engineer, by the work the posting describes.

Data engineers build and run the pipelines that copy data out of apps and outside services into a warehouse or lake, and fix them when a source changes or a load fails.

Expect SQL, Python, a cloud platform, a scheduler such as Airflow, and often tools for large data such as Spark or Kafka.

An analytics engineer works one step later, turning the raw data a data engineer lands into clean tables people can query.

US government figures for database architects

Median yearly pay, May 2025: $139,500
Expected change, 2025 to 2035: 9.4% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs

The government has no code for data engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, database architects, which includes data integration and data warehousing specialists.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1243.

Job description

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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 making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.

SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.

SR. IT DATA ENGINEER

At SpaceXSI, the IT Data Engineering team implements and supports applications to help internal customers meet their operational needs. We establish processes for continual improvement, guide administration, and partner with multiple stakeholders on a project-to-project basis. Our mission is to keep the business running effectively while maintaining a healthy application environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Help lead SpaceXSI's data strategy by implementing established ETL patterns, creating and supporting dependable infrastructure, and reusable components
Partner with business and engineering teams to prioritize requests and consistently deliver excellent results against time-sensitive priorities
Collaborate effectively in a fast-paced environment using strong interpersonal communication skills

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree
5+ years of experience in data engineering roles

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Experience working in an enterprise environment
Bachelor's degree in computer science
Strong experience with databases (Vertica, MySQL, or similar) and advanced SQL
Java development experience (Spring, JEE/JSE) and proficiency in Python or other modern languages
Hands-on experience with integrations, APIs, and message queuing technologies (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Experience working with 3rd party APIs (Salesforce, Workday, etc.)
Background working in an Agile environment
Experience with API Gateways (e.g., Kong), RAML, and REST-based APIs
Designing and deploying scalable, reliable, high-volume data integrations and real-time pipelines
Big data technologies (Hadoop, MongoDB, HBase, Cassandra)
On-prem and cloud enterprise solutions (Oracle, Salesforce, Workday)
Scala / Scalding
Deep knowledge of access control and data security
Leading Data/BI/Analytics projects with a customer-first approach
Custom ETL design, implementation, and maintenance
Performance monitoring, error logging, and troubleshooting Java applications

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

$172,000 - $258,000 USD

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

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COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: $172,000 - $258,000 USD Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

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