Sr. Software Engineer, Ads Product

SpaceX Super Intelligence; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Discounts And Perks

Job summary

SpaceX Super Intelligence is seeking an experienced software engineer to build and ship features across the X Ads Platform, including ad delivery, targeting, optimization and measurement. You will collaborate with engineering, product and cross-functional teams to improve reliable, scalable production systems using SpaceXSI infrastructure and AI capabilities.

The role emphasizes ownership, fast learning, and strong problem-solving skills, with exposure to backend or distributed systems and data

Qualifications

• Requires at least five years of software-building experience.
• Experience with backend or distributed systems, data pipelines, advertising products, or related fields.
• Proficiency with technologies like React, Golang, Python, Rust, gRPC, Java, or Scala.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship features across the X Ads Platform, including systems for ad delivery, targeting, optimization, measurement, and advertiser experience.
• Improve reliable, scalable production systems using SpaceXSI infrastructure and AI capabilities, collaborating with engineering, product, and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Software Engineering

Backend Systems

Distributed Systems

Ad Delivery

Ad Targeting

Ad Optimization

Ad Measurement

Data Pipelines

Product Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Large Language Models

Ranking

Experimentation

React

Golang

Tools

React

Golang

Python

Rust

gRPC

Java

Scala

Job description

Build and ship features across the X Ads Platform, including systems for ad delivery, targeting, optimization, measurement, and advertiser experience. Improve reliable, scalable production systems using SpaceXSI infrastructure and AI capabilities, collaborating with engineering, product, and cross-functional teams.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of software-building experience through roles, internships, projects, research, open-source work, or startups. Candidates should have strong engineering and problem-solving fundamentals, learn quickly, take ownership, and ideally bring experience with backend or distributed systems, data pipelines, advertising or related products, and technologies such as React, Golang, Python, Rust, gRPC, Java, or Scala.

Key Skills

Software Engineering, Backend Systems, Distributed Systems, Ad Delivery, Ad Targeting, Ad Optimization, Ad Measurement, Data Pipelines, Product Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Large Language Models, Ranking, Experimentation, React, Golang

Benefits

• Equity
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Discounts And Perks