Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)
$210,000–$295,000 year
On-site · Palo Alto, California, United States or Sunnyvale, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead technical vision and architecture for SpaceX’s AI platform and security infrastructure; architect and scale AI gateways and secure proxy layers; drive adoption at scale, mentor senior engineers, and collaborate with leadership to align capabilities with SpaceX’s ambitious goals. Deep expertise in Docker/Kubernetes, multi-cloud/frontier-model integrations, MLOps, and secure, observable, highly scalable systems. Strong track record with enterprise platforms and automation to accelerate AI-enabled development across teams.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other engineering discipline and 7+ years of professional experience building and scaling production platforms; OR 9+ years of professional experience building and scaling production platforms in lieu of a degree
- Experience designing and operating large-scale AI/ML platforms, internal developer platforms, or mission-critical infrastructure
Additional Requirements
- U.S. citizen or national, or U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
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