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Software Engineer (Platform Team)

SpaceX· Starship Software Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$125k - $145kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Software Engineer for SpaceX's AI platform responsible for building secure, scalable AI platforms and proxy systems to enable cross-team AI usage, onboarding models, expanding compute, and reducing risk with AI-powered tools.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate secure, scalable AI platforms and proxy systems used by teams throughout SpaceX
  • Own the full lifecycle of platform development including design, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement
  • Drive adoption by communicating value, directly supporting engineers, and building shared prompts, skills, and infrastructure that accelerate peers
  • Act entrepreneurially to identify high-value opportunities and create solutions that allow users to rapidly turn problems and ideas into tested software, deployed applications, and trained models on managed, reliable compute
  • Collaborate closely with stakeholders to deeply understand needs and deliver platforms that connect AI to real tools and workflows
  • Onboard new models, expand compute resources, and optimize efficiency of proxy systems for logging, control, and security
  • Develop tools that mitigate business risk, such as AI-powered code review and PR automation
  • Focus on lean, effective, and secure applied AI that maximizes conversion of engineering expertise into automation and reliable data systems across the company

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other engineering discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building production software in lieu of a degree
  • Experience developing production software systems (platform, backend, or full stack)

Skills

Required:PythonDocker
Nice to have:GoTypeScriptKubernetesSecurity Architecture

Benefits

  • long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
  • potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation
  • 10 or more paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave per company policy
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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