Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team)

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Leadership"]

Lead design and implementation of SpaceX's AI platform, building secure, scalable AI gateways and proxy systems used across the company. Own end-to-end platform initiatives, onboard frontier models, expand compute, and mentor engineers to turn AI concepts into deployed, trustworthy software that accelerates SpaceX production.

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SpaceX
SpaceX
3 months ago

Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team)

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Job Summary

Lead design and implementation of SpaceX's AI platform, building secure, scalable AI gateways and proxy systems used across the company. Own end-to-end platform initiatives, onboard frontier models, expand compute, and mentor engineers to turn AI concepts into deployed, trustworthy software that accelerates SpaceX production.
Location: United States
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

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field 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)
  • •Deep hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, security architecture, and integrations across multiple cloud and frontier model providers
  • •Proven ability to onboard frontier models, manage compute resources, and build observability and infrastructure for high-volume AI usage
  • •Proficiency in Python and additional languages (Go, Java, TypeScript, Rust) with experience in infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD
Experience:AIMLSoftware platformSpaceXPlatform
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingLeadership
Languages:English
Tech Stack:DockerKubernetesPythonGoJavaTypeScriptRustCI/CDInfrastructure-as-codeCloud

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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