AI Engineer — Government Solutions & AI Tools

Starlink; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, vision, dental

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

3 weeks paid vacation

10+ holidays per year

Paid sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an AI Engineer, Special Programs to design, build, and deploy AI capabilities for U.S. federal agencies, collaborating across product, research, infrastructure, and governance to ensure safety and transparency.

You will develop integrations, SDKs, APIs, and tooling for government and enterprise developers, delivering production-grade software on tight timelines with a focus on measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree
• Experience with large language models, generative AI, or agentic systems in research, production, or applied engineering
• Familiarity with government or public sector technology environments (federal civilian agencies, state/local gov, or regulated industries)
• Strong product sensibility: translate ambiguous stakeholder needs into concrete technical solutions
• Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable, high-performance code under tight timelines
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and intellectual curiosity
• Excellent communication skills; explain complex concepts clearly
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), or API orchestration
• Background in policy-adjacent technical roles, civic tech, or public-interest technology
• Contributions to open-source AI projects or developer tools

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize integrations between AI frontier models and government systems, platforms, and data environments
• Collaborate on custom SDKs, APIs, developer tools, and documentation for government and enterprise developers
• Partner with agency stakeholders to understand requirements, prototype solutions, and iterate rapidly
• Ship production-grade code and features with a bias toward speed, simplicity, and measurable impact

Skills

Python proficiency

LLM experience

Government tech

Product sensibility

Clean code

Communication

Safety governance

Cloud platforms

API orchestration

Education

B.S. in CS or STEM

2+ years software experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an AI Engineer, Special Programs to design, build, and deploy AI capabilities for U.S. federal agencies, collaborating across product, research, infrastructure, and governance to ensure safety and transparency.

You will develop integrations, SDKs, APIs, and tooling for government and enterprise developers, delivering production-grade software on tight timelines with a focus on measurable impact.