Member of Technical Staff, Government

1 hour, 53 minutes ago
Full-time
Mid Level
Software Development
SpaceX

SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the aim of revolutionizing space technology and enabling human life on other planets.

Aerospace & Defense
10K-50K
Founded 2002

Description

  • Design, build, and optimize integrations between frontier AI models and government systems, platforms, and data environments.
  • Collaborate on custom SDKs, APIs, developer tools, and documentation for government and enterprise developers.
  • Partner with agency stakeholders to understand requirements, prototype solutions, and iterate quickly based on feedback.
  • Ship production-grade code and features with a focus on speed, simplicity, and measurable impact.
  • Work closely with product, research, infrastructure, and legal/governance teams on AI deployments.
  • Help make AI and future models maximally useful for missions while upholding safety, transparency, and ethical standards.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline, 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 programming languages are a plus.
  • Experience working with large language models, generative AI, or agentic systems in research, production, or applied engineering.
  • Familiarity with government or public sector technology environments, or regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, or infrastructure.
  • Strong product sensibility and ability to translate ambiguous stakeholder needs into technical solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable, high-performance code under tight timelines.
  • Excellent communication skills for explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical partners.
  • Prior work on AI safety, governance, red-teaming, or responsible AI deployment is preferred.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, containerization such as Docker/Kubernetes, or API orchestration is preferred.
  • Background in policy-adjacent technical roles, civic tech, or public-interest technology is preferred.
  • Contributions to open-source AI projects or developer tools are preferred.
  • Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
  • 20% travel may be required to government sites.
  • Must be able to successfully obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
  • Applicant must meet ITAR eligibility requirements as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or otherwise be eligible for required State Department authorizations.

Benefits

  • Pay range of $150,000 to $350,000 per year.
  • Eligible for long-term incentives, including company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards.
  • Potential discretionary bonuses and access to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Approximately 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
  • Paid sick leave in accordance with company policy and applicable law.

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