Senior AI Platform Engineer – Secure Gateways & MLOps

SpaceX; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

3 weeks paid vacation

Long-term incentives

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to design and scale AI platforms. This role involves leading platform initiatives, mentoring engineers, and optimizing systems using Docker and Kubernetes.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in computer science and extensive software development experience, particularly in AI/ML infrastructure. Strong skills in Python and a passion for AI risk mitigation are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience building production software.
• Experience developing production platforms or large-scale backend systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of AI platforms company-wide.
• Own complex platform initiatives end-to-end.
• Drive onboarding of new models and optimize proxy systems.
• Mentor engineers and communicate value of AI tools.
• Identify high-value opportunities and deliver solutions.
• Develop tools that mitigate business risk.
• Define best practices for secure applied AI.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Production software development

AI/ML infrastructure

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to design and scale AI platforms. This role involves leading platform initiatives, mentoring engineers, and optimizing systems using Docker and Kubernetes.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in computer science and extensive software development experience, particularly in AI/ML infrastructure. Strong skills in Python and a passion for AI risk mitigation are essential.