2 months ago

AI Engineer, Special Programs

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Job Summary

Design, implement, and deploy AI integrations for U.S. federal agencies, collaborating with product, research, infrastructure, and governance teams to deliver safe, transparent AI solutions. Build SDKs and tools for government developers, ship production-grade features, and iterate from stakeholder feedback while prioritizing security and compliance.

Location: Palo Alto

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning

Key Responsibilities

•Design, build, and optimize integrations between AI frontier models (e.g., Grok family) and government systems, platforms, and data environments
•Collaborate on custom SDKs, APIs, developer tools, and documentation tailored for government and enterprise developers
•Partner with agency stakeholders to understand requirements, prototype solutions, and iterate rapidly based on real-world feedback
•Ship production-grade code and features with a bias toward speed, simplicity, and measurable impact
•Contribute to AI safety, governance, red-teaming, or responsible AI deployment initiatives

Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 125,000 - 220,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kPaid LeaveDisability InsuranceLife Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM, or 2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree
•1+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building scalable systems, APIs, or AI/ML applications (strong Python proficiency, other languages a plus)
•Experience working with large language models, generative AI, or agentic systems—either in research, production, or applied engineering
•Familiarity with government or public sector technology environments (federal civilian agencies, state/local gov, or regulated industries like healthcare, finance, or infrastructure)
•Excellent communication skills; ability to translate ambiguous stakeholder needs into concrete technical solutions

Experience:2+ yearsAiGovernmentSpaceDefenseFederal

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:PythonAPIsSDKsDocumentationCloudDockerKubernetes

Languages:English

Tech Stack:PythonAWSGCPAzureDockerKubernetesAPIs

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Top Secret

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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2 months ago

AI Engineer, Special Programs

✓ Verified Job

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

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 2 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Palo Alto

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning

Key Responsibilities

•Design, build, and optimize integrations between AI frontier models (e.g., Grok family) and government systems, platforms, and data environments
•Collaborate on custom SDKs, APIs, developer tools, and documentation tailored for government and enterprise developers
•Partner with agency stakeholders to understand requirements, prototype solutions, and iterate rapidly based on real-world feedback
•Ship production-grade code and features with a bias toward speed, simplicity, and measurable impact
•Contribute to AI safety, governance, red-teaming, or responsible AI deployment initiatives

Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 125,000 - 220,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kPaid LeaveDisability InsuranceLife Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM, or 2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree
•1+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building scalable systems, APIs, or AI/ML applications (strong Python proficiency, other languages a plus)
•Experience working with large language models, generative AI, or agentic systems—either in research, production, or applied engineering
•Familiarity with government or public sector technology environments (federal civilian agencies, state/local gov, or regulated industries like healthcare, finance, or infrastructure)
•Excellent communication skills; ability to translate ambiguous stakeholder needs into concrete technical solutions

Experience:2+ yearsAiGovernmentSpaceDefenseFederal

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:PythonAPIsSDKsDocumentationCloudDockerKubernetes

Languages:English

Tech Stack:PythonAWSGCPAzureDockerKubernetesAPIs

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Top Secret

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