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Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)

1 week, 3 days ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
Software Engineer
Software Development
Docker Kubernetes MLOps Python
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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
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Description

  • Define and drive the long-term technical vision and architecture for SpaceX’s AI platform and security infrastructure.
  • Lead high-impact initiatives from strategy and design through implementation and company-wide rollout.
  • Oversee onboarding of frontier models, compute scaling, and continuous optimization of proxy systems for security, efficiency, logging, and control.
  • Establish standards, mentor senior engineers, and build reusable assets to drive AI adoption at scale.
  • Identify and execute the highest-leverage opportunities to turn ideas into production software, trained models, and automated systems.
  • Invent and scale risk-mitigation capabilities such as AI code review, automated PR tools, and safety systems.
  • Set best practices and technical direction for secure, lean, and effective applied AI across the company.
  • Advise leadership and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with company goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or another engineering discipline, plus 7+ years of professional experience building and scaling production platforms, or 9+ years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience designing and operating large-scale AI/ML platforms, internal developer platforms, or mission-critical infrastructure.
  • Demonstrated success architecting and scaling AI gateways, secure proxy layers, or enterprise MLOps platforms serving hundreds of users.
  • Expert-level experience with Docker and Kubernetes ecosystems.
  • Experience with zero-trust security models and multi-cloud or frontier-model integrations.
  • Deep expertise in MLOps, distributed compute, model lifecycle management, and highly observable, reliable systems.
  • Strong history of enabling organization-wide impact through technical leadership, mentoring, and shared platforms and standards.
  • Mastery of Python and broad expertise across modern languages and tooling.
  • Extensive experience with infrastructure-as-code and advanced observability.
  • Strong entrepreneurial leadership with the ability to spot and deliver transformative solutions.
  • Passion for responsible AI, developer velocity, and turning deep engineering knowledge into reliable automation at planetary scale.
  • Must meet ITAR requirements and be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or otherwise eligible for required U.S. Department of State authorization.

Benefits

  • Pay range of $210,000 to $295,000 per year for the Principal Software Engineer level.
  • Potential long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
  • Potential discretionary bonuses.
  • Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and paid parental leave.
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays per year, and paid sick leave in accordance with company policy.

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