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Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team) at SpaceX

Department: Starship Software EngineeringEducation: education_required

Compensation · Listed in posting

$200,000 – $285,000/yr

Location
Redmond, Washington
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

SpaceX is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for its AI Platform Team to define and lead the technical vision and architecture of secure, scalable AI gateways, proxy systems, and infrastructure. The role owns large-scale AI/ML platform initiatives, frontier-model onboarding, compute scaling, risk-mitigation tools, standards, and organization-wide adoption, while advising leadership and cross-functional teams. Candidates need a relevant bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of production-platform experience, or 9+ years without a degree, plus experience with large-scale AI or mission-critical infrastructure. The role offers a base salary of $200,000–$285,000 per year and medical, vision, and dental coverage.

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