SpaceX

2 months ago

Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team)

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Job Summary

Lead and scale SpaceX’s AI platform, building secure, scalable AI gateways and proxy systems used company-wide. Architect end-to-end platform initiatives, onboard frontier models, expand compute resources, and mentor engineers to rapidly convert problems into deployed software and trained models with high reliability.

Location: Palo Alto

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of secure, scalable AI platforms and proxy systems used company-wide
•Own complex platform initiatives end-to-end, including technical strategy, implementation, testing, deployment, and long-term evolution
•Drive onboarding of new frontier models, expansion of compute resources, and optimization of proxy systems for performance, security, logging, and control
•Champion adoption across SpaceX by mentoring engineers, communicating value, building shared products/prompts/skills/infrastructure, and providing hands-on support
•Act as an entrepreneurial force to identify high-value opportunities and deliver solutions that allow users to rapidly convert problems and ideas into tested software, deployed applications, and trained models on managed, reliable compute

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 235,000

Perks:Health Insurance401kDisabilityLife InsurancePar ParentalPaid Leave

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional experience building production software; OR 7+ years of professional experience building production software in lieu of a degree
•Experience developing and operating production platforms (AI/ML infrastructure, developer platforms, or large-scale backend systems)
•Proven success building and scaling internal AI gateways, secure proxy systems, or MLOps platforms in a fast-paced environment
•Deep hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, security architecture, and integrations across multiple cloud and frontier model providers
•Proficiency in Python and strong experience with additional languages (Go, Java, TypeScript, Rust, etc.)

Experience:5-7 yearsAIML infraBackend systems

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:LeadershipCommunicationMentoringProblem-solvingCross-functional collaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:DockerKubernetesPythonGoJavaTypeScriptRustCI/CDCloudAI/MLObservabilitySecurity

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

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn

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SpaceX

2 months ago

Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 19 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Palo Alto

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of secure, scalable AI platforms and proxy systems used company-wide
•Own complex platform initiatives end-to-end, including technical strategy, implementation, testing, deployment, and long-term evolution
•Drive onboarding of new frontier models, expansion of compute resources, and optimization of proxy systems for performance, security, logging, and control
•Champion adoption across SpaceX by mentoring engineers, communicating value, building shared products/prompts/skills/infrastructure, and providing hands-on support
•Act as an entrepreneurial force to identify high-value opportunities and deliver solutions that allow users to rapidly convert problems and ideas into tested software, deployed applications, and trained models on managed, reliable compute

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 235,000

Perks:Health Insurance401kDisabilityLife InsurancePar ParentalPaid Leave

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional experience building production software; OR 7+ years of professional experience building production software in lieu of a degree
•Experience developing and operating production platforms (AI/ML infrastructure, developer platforms, or large-scale backend systems)
•Proven success building and scaling internal AI gateways, secure proxy systems, or MLOps platforms in a fast-paced environment
•Deep hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, security architecture, and integrations across multiple cloud and frontier model providers
•Proficiency in Python and strong experience with additional languages (Go, Java, TypeScript, Rust, etc.)

Experience:5-7 yearsAIML infraBackend systems

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:LeadershipCommunicationMentoringProblem-solvingCross-functional collaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:DockerKubernetesPythonGoJavaTypeScriptRustCI/CDCloudAI/MLObservabilitySecurity

Company Brief

SpaceX

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

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn