SpaceX

AI Engineer, Compute Infrastructure, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance

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21 hours ago
Hawthorne, 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 and profile-driven rendering for public-cloud, enterprise on-premises, and classified air-gapped targets.
  • Build and maintain the cross-profile CI matrix and testing and validation framework.
  • Integrate existing 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, with the clearance required as a condition of employment.
  • Preferred experience includes CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, container image management, Pulumi or Terraform, Linux systems, air-gapped deployments, GPU infrastructure, PXE boot, cloud-init, squashfs, and bare-metal provisioning.
  • Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed and travel to government sites when required.
  • Must satisfy the stated ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.

Benefits

  • Base salary range is $135,000–$230,000 per year, with potential stock, stock options, long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage; 401(k); disability and life insurance; paid parental leave; and other discounts and perks.
  • Approximately 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays, and paid sick leave under company policy.
  • The role may require 20% travel to government sites and extended hours or weekends as needed.

Tech Stack

BuildkiteGitHub ActionsGoHelmKubernetesLinuxPythonTerraform

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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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