Base Salary
$125k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and optimize integrations between frontier AI models and government systems, platforms, and data environments.
- Scope product specifications and build AI-powered software for government and enterprise use cases.
- Benchmark models and create evaluation frameworks to measure performance, address weaknesses, and meet customer standards.
- Improve model performance through system prompt tuning or fine-tuning and support secure, scalable deployment.
- Analyze request logs, prompt data, and system outputs for reliability and auditability.
- Build internal tooling that streamlines workflows and automates repetitive tasks in secure environments.
- Partner with agency stakeholders to understand requirements, prototype solutions, and iterate based on real-world feedback.
- Ship production-grade code and features focused on speed, simplicity, and measurable impact.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, computer engineering, physics, or data science.
- At least one year of hands-on software engineering experience building scalable systems, APIs, or AI/ML applications.
- Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance; preferred candidates have a full-scope polygraph.
- Experience working with government agencies, the Department of War, or federal contractors on AI, software, or data projects is preferred.
- Six or more years of software engineering experience, particularly in high-reliability or security-focused environments, is preferred.
- Experience building secure, scalable AI/ML solutions, AI products with APIs and front-end or back-end systems, evaluation frameworks, and production machine-learning deployments is preferred.
- Proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript and a strong understanding of HTTP and secure API design are preferred.
- Experience with massive datasets, system optimization, high-throughput workloads, developer documentation, or SDK maintenance is preferred.
- Familiarity with Pulumi or Terraform for infrastructure-as-code in secure or government-aligned deployments is preferred.
- Strong English verbal and written communication skills and the ability to document technical solutions for diverse stakeholders are preferred.
- Applicants must meet applicable ITAR eligibility requirements, including qualifying U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, refugee or asylee status, or required government authorization.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan, short- and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
- Paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks.
- Three weeks of accrued paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays per year, and paid sick leave.
- Long-term incentives may include company stock, stock options, long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Up to 20% travel to government sites may be required, with extended hours and weekends as needed.
Tech Stack
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About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.