SpaceX

AI Engineer, Platform Infrastructure, Special Programs

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12 hours ago
Palo Alto, CA, USAEntry Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$135k - $230k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and build the deployment generator.
  • Create and maintain platform documentation.
  • Build the bundle pipeline.
  • Implement profile-driven rendering for public cloud, enterprise on-premises, and classified air-gapped targets.
  • Build and maintain the cross-profile CI matrix.
  • Build the testing and validation framework.
  • Integrate Supercompute operators, Helm charts, and CRDs as generator inputs without modifying production infrastructure.
  • Own the monitoring-stack migration and bare-metal provisioning pipeline.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, computer engineering, physics, data science, or an engineering discipline.
  • At least 1 year of experience with Go and/or Python.
  • At least 1 year of experience with Kubernetes or similar tooling for automating, developing, and scaling containerized applications.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation such as Buildkite or GitHub Actions.
  • Familiarity with container image management, Linux systems, and Infrastructure-as-Code using Pulumi or Terraform.
  • Experience with air-gapped or disconnected deployment tooling and pre-staged dependencies.
  • Familiarity with GPU infrastructure including NVIDIA drivers, CUDA, NCCL, and InfiniBand/RoCE networking.
  • Experience with PXE boot, cloud-init, squashfs, or other bare-metal provisioning technologies.
  • Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
  • Must successfully obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment.
  • Must meet applicable ITAR eligibility or obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Benefits

  • Base salary range is $135,000-$230,000 per year, with potential stock, stock options, long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation.
  • Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401(k), disability and life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, approximately 3 weeks of paid vacation, and 10 or more paid holidays.
  • Employees accrue paid sick leave under company policy.
  • 20% travel to government sites may be required, and extended hours or weekends may be needed.
  • The role requires obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance and involves classified or air-gapped work environments.

Tech Stack

BuildkiteGitHub ActionsGoHelmKubernetesLinuxPythonTerraform

Categories

SpaceX

About SpaceX

10,000+ employees

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.

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