Software Engineer (Platform Team)
SpaceX· Starship Software Engineering
Redmond, WA$125k - $145kFull-timePosted 5mo ago
About the role
Software Engineer for SpaceX's AI platform focused on building secure, scalable AI platforms and proxy systems to empower teams with trustworthy AI capabilities.
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:Platform development
Nice to have:Internal developer platforms / AI gateways / secure proxiesDockerSecurity-focused architectureMLOps / model onboarding / compute orchestrationPythonGo / Java / TypeScriptKubernetes / container orchestrationAI risk mitigation / code generation / developer productivity tools
Benefits
- comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- short and long-term disability insurance
- life insurance
- paid parental leave
- paid vacation (3 weeks)
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- employee stock purchase plan with potential stock discounts
- discretionary bonuses and long-term incentives (stock or cash)
- various other discounts and perks
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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