Data Visualization Engineer
Company websitex.ai (xAI, opens in new tab)
Base salary $132K to $198K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Palo Alto, CA
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- LocationPalo Alto, CA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
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.
DATA VISUALIZATION ENGINEER
This Data Visualization Engineer is a versatile, hands-on builder who owns how X turns data into decisions. They will administer our current BI platform, build dashboards quickly, and partner with the business to shape a modern, unified reporting and analytics solution.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Administer our BI platform (currently Tableau Server) as its sole administrator: upgrades, patches, maintenance, license management, SSO, and data drivers
- Support 12 department sites and their Site Admins, plus about 700 users, including owning the tbl-site-admins and tableau Slack channels
- Handle all BI requests through Slack and Jira (about 12 a week): access, ownership changes, data source issues, troubleshooting, and fixing bugs
- Communicate proactively with Site Admins, users, and developers about downtime, upgrades, and widespread issues
- Quickly design and build dashboards and data products that turn complex data into clear, decision-ready insight
- Maintain an inventory of existing reports and dashboards and working with business owners to decide what to migrate, rebuild, or retire
- Help stakeholders pick the right solution for each use case (dashboard, custom application, Grok team bot, and so on) and leading the migration to it
- Set standards for data access, row-level security, and visualization quality
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM or engineering discipline
- 1+ years of experience working in engineering or operations/process development (internships may qualify)
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience with SQL, including complex joins, window functions, and performance tuning
- Experience in data visualization and dashboard design: chart selection, UX, and storytelling with data
- Row-level security and data access controls
- Rapid dashboard development in one or more BI tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI, Superset, or similar)
- Platform administration fundamentals: SSO/SAML, APIs, and monitoring
- Comfort using AI tools to speed up analysis, development, and migrations
- Data modeling and warehouse concepts (star schemas, semantic layers) on platforms such as BigQuery, Snowflake, or Databricks
- Python or JavaScript for data prep, automation, or custom visuals
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
$132,000 - $198,000 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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Pay in context
This role's base floor ($132,000) is above 17% of the 523 IT & Security roles in California listed on this site; 3 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $180,000; the middle half runs from $143,000 to $220,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingData Visualization Engineer$132K to $198K
Client Partner$135K to $240K
Agency Development Manager$127K to $220K
Sr. BSA/AML Investigator$125K to $145K
Events Lead$125K to $150K
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Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Data Visualization Engineer (this listing) | $132K - $198K |
| Client Partner | $135K - $240K |
| Agency Development Manager | $127K - $220K |
| Sr. BSA/AML Investigator | $125K - $145K |
| Events Lead | $125K - $150K |
| Events Lead | $125K - $150K |
| Software Engineer, Ads Product | $140K - $225K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-14
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$132,000 - $198,000 USD
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