Onsite Data Center Software Engineer

xAI; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceXAI in Memphis, TN is seeking a Data Center Engineer responsible for building and operating production software stacks that keep data centers running reliably at scale. You will own multi-service systems and integrate with ticketing, inventory, and telemetry.

You will work closely with SiteOps, NOC, and infrastructure teams; require strong CS fundamentals, 3+ years of experience, and hands-on coding in languages like Rust, Python, or JS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
• 3+ years building and operating production software (backend and/or full-stack).
• Strong fundamental knowledge of computer science - data structures, algorithms, operating systems and networking.
• Strong proficiency in at least one programming language e.g. Rust, Python, JavaScript, Java, C++, etc.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs for mission-critical applications.
• Experience working with at least one database like Postgres, MongoDB, MySQL, DynamoDB, etc.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Experience working in cloud platforms like GCP, Microsoft Azure, AWS, OCI or similar.
• Experience using observability tools and dashboards like 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 - including repair trackers, vendor turnback workflows, operational dashboards, and their integrations. Your users are the technicians, managers, NOC operators, and leadership who run the fleet.
• Design, build, and operate multi-service production systems (UI, APIs, data pipelines, auth, and on-call) for systems such as SRT-style repair/maintenance trackers and vendor turnover/turnback state machines.
• Own correctness of operational state: node state accuracy, queue ownership, and audit trails - the data that decides what work happens on the floor.
• 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.

Skills

Backend development

Full-stack engineering

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Observability

Unit testing

CI/CD

Cross-functional teams

On-call

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Postgres

MongoDB

MySQL

DynamoDB

New Relic

Grafana

Azure DevOps

ArgoCD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

AWS

GCP

OCI

Job description

SpaceXAI in Memphis, TN is seeking a Data Center Engineer responsible for building and operating production software stacks that keep data centers running reliably at scale. You will own multi-service systems and integrate with ticketing, inventory, and telemetry.

You will work closely with SiteOps, NOC, and infrastructure teams; require strong CS fundamentals, 3+ years of experience, and hands-on coding in languages like Rust, Python, or JS.