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Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)

SpaceX is developing the technologies to enable human life on Mars and is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the AI Platform Team that provides secure, scalable tooling and infrastructure for company-wide AI adoption. The role requires technical vision and hands-on leadership to architect gateways, proxy systems, compute scaling, observability, and risk-mitigation tools that convert engineering know-how into reliable production automation at scale.

Skills

  • Proven ability designing and operating large-scale AI/ML or internal developer platforms
  • Expertise with Docker and Kubernetes ecosystems and multi-cloud/frontier-model integrations
  • Deep MLOps, distributed compute, model lifecycle management, and observability experience
  • Strong software engineering skills with mastery of Python and familiarity with modern languages and tooling
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code, zero-trust security models, and building platforms for broad adoption

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive long-term technical vision and architecture for the AI platform and security infrastructure
  • Lead full lifecycle initiatives from strategy and design through implementation and company-wide rollout
  • Oversee onboarding of frontier models and massive compute scaling, optimizing proxy systems for security, efficiency, logging, and control
  • Establish standards, mentor senior engineers, and build reusable assets to accelerate organization-wide adoption
  • Invent and scale risk-mitigation capabilities such as AI code review, automated PR tools, and safety systems
  • Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with company goals

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related engineering discipline plus 7+ years experience
  • Or 9+ years of professional experience building and scaling production platforms in lieu of a degree

Benefits

  • Base pay range $200,000–$285,000/year plus potential long-term incentives (stock or cash awards) and discretionary bonuses
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance
  • Paid parental leave, paid vacation (approx. 3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and other employee discounts
  • Paid sick leave per company policy
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SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company aiming to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

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