6 months ago
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of secure, scalable AI platforms and proxy systems used company-wide.
- Own complex platform initiatives end-to-end, including technical strategy, implementation, testing, deployment, and long-term evolution.
- Drive onboarding of new frontier models, expansion of compute resources, and optimization of proxy systems for performance, security, logging, and control.
- Champion adoption across SpaceX by mentoring engineers, communicating value, and providing hands-on support.
- Identify high-value opportunities and deliver solutions that allow users to convert problems into tested software and deployed applications.
- Develop and scale tools that mitigate business risk, such as advanced AI-powered code review and PR automation.
- Define best practices for lean, effective, and secure applied AI.
- Collaborate with and influence cross-functional stakeholders, including ML researchers and security teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional experience building production software; OR 7+ years of professional experience in lieu of a degree.
- Experience developing and operating production platforms (AI/ML infrastructure, developer platforms, or large-scale backend systems).
- Proven success building and scaling internal AI gateways, secure proxy systems, or MLOps platforms in a fast-paced environment.
- Deep hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, security architecture, and integrations across multiple cloud and frontier model providers.
- Strong background in model onboarding, compute orchestration, observability, and infrastructure for high-volume AI usage.
- Demonstrated ability to enable and mentor others through tools, documentation, training, and direct partnership.
- Entrepreneurial track record of identifying opportunities and delivering outsized impact.
- Proficiency in Python and strong experience with additional languages (Go, Java, TypeScript, Rust, etc.).
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and building highly reliable distributed systems.
- Passion for AI risk mitigation, developer productivity, and turning complex engineering challenges into simple, scalable AI-powered outcomes.
About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches orbital rockets and spacecraft, and operates Starlink, a global satellite internet network for consumers, businesses, and governments. Its revenue comes from commercial and government launch services (Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy, Dragon cargo and crew to the ISS) and subscription broadband with Starlink hardware and service. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hawthorne, California, the privately held company serves NASA and commercial satellite operators, building most systems in-house.