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Sr. Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering)

SpaceX· Vehicle Engineering Software & AI
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Hawthorne, CA$165k - $265kfull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior software engineer focused on AI data engineering to build automated tools and AI-powered solutions for aerospace engineering data, including telemetry, design databases, configuration files, and manufacturing records, with end-to-end ownership from scoping to production.

Responsibilities

  • Partner directly with engineering teams to identify their most time-consuming, repetitive, or error-prone work, then design and build tools that automate it
  • Build automation that processes large volumes of engineering data, including telemetry, hardware design databases, configuration files, and manufacturing and test records, to automate data review, flag anomalies, and surface insights
  • Design agentic AI systems, multi-agent workflows, and MCP servers that let engineers query, analyze, and act on data across many internal systems
  • Integrate tools into CI/CD pipelines, mission workflows, and review/sign-off processes so automation runs where engineers already work
  • Build internal web dashboards that give engineers a clear view of mission status, open work, and data review results
  • Rapidly prototype and iterate, then take tools to a production-grade, maintainable state
  • Thoroughly test and validate all tools, including evaluating AI outputs against known-good results, so engineers can trust them in a flight-critical environment
  • Prioritize work by return on investment and track the engineering hours saved

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, or physics; OR 4+ years of professional experience building automation for practical engineering use cases in lieu of a degree
  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on automation tools and/or AI integrations (professional and personal projects are applicable)
  • 5+ years of programming experience in Python

Skills

Required:PythonREST APIsCommunicationProblem solving / ownership
Nice to have:Full-stack web developmentSQL and databasesLinux, Git, CI/CDContainerization (Docker, Kubernetes)Agentic AI / Multi-agent systemsData processing / time-series

Benefits

  • long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
  • 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 and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave as per policy
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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