Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)

SpaceXBastrop, TXfull_timeprincipal

Tech Stack

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the long-term technical vision and architecture for SpaceX’s AI platform and security infrastructure
  • Lead high-impact initiatives with full ownership over strategy, design, implementation, and successful company-wide rollout
  • Oversee onboarding of frontier models, massive compute scaling, and continuous optimization of proxy systems for security, efficiency, logging, and control
  • Lead adoption efforts at scale — establishing standards, mentoring senior engineers, building reusable assets, and driving cultural change toward AI-first workflows
  • Invent and scale advanced risk-mitigation capabilities (AI code review, automated PR tools, safety systems) that protect and accelerate the business

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringEntrepreneurial Leadership

Benefits

  • Health Insurance

Culture

Cross-Functional TeamsMentorship ProgramMission-DrivenImpact-OrientedFast-Paced

Requirements

Required: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other engineering discipline
Regions: Us

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