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Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team)

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars and is seeking a senior engineer to drive the AI platform that empowers engineering teams company-wide. The Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team) will design and scale secure, high-performance proxy and gateway systems, onboard frontier models, expand compute capacity, and build tools that convert engineering knowledge into tested, reliable software and automation.

Skills

  • Production platform development and operation
  • Docker and container-based gateways
  • Kubernetes orchestration
  • Model onboarding and compute orchestration
  • Cloud integrations across multiple providers
  • Security architecture for proxies and gateways
  • Observability and logging at scale
  • Python proficiency (plus Go/TypeScript/Java/Rust experience)
  • Infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines
  • Distributed systems design and reliability engineering

Responsibilities

  • Design, architect, and implement secure, scalable AI platforms, gateways, and proxy systems used across the company
  • Own platform initiatives end-to-end: strategy, implementation, testing, deployment, and long-term evolution
  • Onboard new frontier models and integrate multiple model providers and cloud compute backends
  • Expand and orchestrate compute resources for high-volume AI workloads
  • Optimize proxy systems for performance, logging, control, and security
  • Build tools for risk mitigation (AI-powered code review, PR automation, safety guardrails)
  • Define and evangelize best practices for lean, secure applied AI and platform usage
  • Mentor and enable engineers through documentation, training, and hands-on support
  • Collaborate with ML researchers, security, and operations to meet cross-functional requirements

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related engineering discipline OR equivalent professional experience
  • 5+ years professional experience building production software (or 7+ years in lieu of a degree)
  • Familiarity with platform, MLOps, or large-scale backend systems

Benefits

  • Base salary range: $160,000 - $225,000 per year
  • Potential long-term incentives (company stock or cash awards) and employee stock purchase plan
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short- and long-term disability and life insurance
  • Paid parental leave, paid vacation (approx. 3 weeks), and 10+ paid holidays
  • Paid sick leave per company policy and various employee discounts
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