about 4 hours ago
Hawthorne, CA, USA
Senior
Base Salary
$160k - $225k/yr
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).
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
- Short and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
- Paid parental leave and various discounts and perks.
- 3 weeks of paid vacation and eligibility for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
Tech Stack
DockerGoJavaKubernetesPythonRustTypeScript
Categories
AI & MLBackendDevOps