Data Center Software Engineer - Ops Automation

Xai; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceXAI is seeking a Data Center Engineer to build and operate scalable production software stacks, dashboards, and stateful systems for data center operations. You will work with site operations, research, and infra teams to deliver high-leverage tools that transform raw data into actionable insight.

The role requires 3+ years in production software, strong CS fundamentals, RESTful API design, and experience with cloud platforms and databases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years building and operating production software (backend and/or full-stack).
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, OS, and networking.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs for mission-critical applications.
• Experience with at least one database (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI, etc.).
• Experience with observability tools and dashboards (New Relic, Splunk, Grafana, etc.).
• Experience writing unit tests and integration tests.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate the software stacks that make site operations scalable, auditable, and fast.
• Design, build, and operate multi-service production systems (UI, APIs, data pipelines, auth, on-call).
• Own correctness of operational state: node state accuracy, queue ownership, audit trails.
• Build and maintain integrations with ticketing, inventory/rack systems, telemetry stores, and vendor portals.
• Keep the tools themselves reliable: uptime, data integrity, reconciliation, access control, and safe deploys.
• Embed with SiteOps and NOC users; measure workflow adoption, not just feature delivery.

Job description

SpaceXAI is seeking a Data Center Engineer to build and operate scalable production software stacks, dashboards, and stateful systems for data center operations. You will work with site operations, research, and infra teams to deliver high-leverage tools that transform raw data into actionable insight.

The role requires 3+ years in production software, strong CS fundamentals, RESTful API design, and experience with cloud platforms and databases.