Sr. AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance

5 hours, 19 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
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.
  • Identify customer pain points, scope product specifications, and develop AI-powered software for government and enterprise use cases.
  • Benchmark models and create evaluation frameworks to assess performance and address weaknesses against customer standards.
  • Improve model performance through system prompt tuning or fine-tuning for secure and scalable deployment.
  • Analyze request logs, prompt data, and system outputs to ensure reliability and audibility.
  • Build internal tools to streamline workflows and automate repetitive tasks in secure environments.
  • Partner with agency stakeholders to gather requirements, prototype solutions, and iterate based on real-world feedback.
  • Ship production-grade code and features with a focus on speed, simplicity, and measurable impact.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, computer engineering, physics, or data science.
  • 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building scalable systems, APIs, or AI/ML applications.
  • Active Top-Secret or Top-Secret SCI clearance.
  • Demonstrated success working with government agencies, DoD, or federal contractors on AI, software, or data projects.
  • 6+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in high-reliability or high-security environments.
  • Proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript.
  • Strong understanding of HTTP protocol and secure API design.
  • Experience implementing AI or machine learning products with APIs, back-end systems, and front-end interfaces.
  • Experience building evaluation frameworks for AI systems in regulated or high-stakes contexts.
  • History of deploying machine learning models to production, ideally in secure or cloud-based government environments.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Pulumi or Terraform, especially for secure or government-aligned deployments.
  • Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
  • 20% travel may be required to government sites.
  • Must meet ITAR eligibility requirements as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or otherwise eligible for required U.S. Department of State authorization.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary of $220,000 to $350,000 per year.
  • Eligibility 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 with discounted stock purchases.
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays per year, and paid sick leave.
  • Various additional discounts and perks.

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