Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Python","Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Lead the vision and architecture of SpaceX’s AI platform and security infrastructure. Architect scalable AI gateways and secure proxies, onboard frontier models, and drive company-wide adoption of trustworthy AI. Own strategy, design, and rollout of platform tooling, multi-cloud integrations, and risk-mitigation tools to accelerate production and enable hundreds of engineers to leverage AI at scale.

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SpaceX
SpaceX
3 months ago

Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)

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Job Summary

Lead the vision and architecture of SpaceX’s AI platform and security infrastructure. Architect scalable AI gateways and secure proxies, onboard frontier models, and drive company-wide adoption of trustworthy AI. Own strategy, design, and rollout of platform tooling, multi-cloud integrations, and risk-mitigation tools to accelerate production and enable hundreds of engineers to leverage AI at scale.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and drive the long-term technical vision and architecture for SpaceX’s AI platform and security infrastructure
  • •Lead high-impact initiatives with full ownership over strategy, design, implementation, and successful company-wide rollout
  • •Oversee onboarding of frontier models, massive compute scaling, and continuous optimization of proxy systems for security, efficiency, logging, and control
  • •Lead adoption efforts at scale — establishing standards, mentoring senior engineers, building reusable assets, and driving cultural change toward AI-first workflows
  • •Serve as a key technical advisor and collaborator with leadership and cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with SpaceX’s most ambitious goals

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other engineering discipline and 7+ years of professional experience building and scaling production platforms; OR 9+ years of professional experience building and scaling production platforms in lieu of a degree
  • •Experience designing and operating large-scale AI/ML platforms, internal developer platforms, or mission-critical infrastructure
  • •Demonstrated success architecting and scaling AI gateways, secure proxy layers, or enterprise MLOps platforms that serve hundreds of users
  • •Expert-level experience with Docker/Kubernetes ecosystems, zero-trust security models, and multi-cloud/frontier-model integrations
  • •Deep expertise in MLOps, distributed compute, model lifecycle management, and building highly observable, reliable systems
Experience:7+ yearsAIMLMLOpsAI platformsMulti-cloud
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:PythonCommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonDockerKubernetesAIFrontier modelsMulti-cloudZero-trust security

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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