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# Software Engineer - Platform Security at xAI

Department: Information Security

Compensation

$100,000 – $258,000/yr

**Location**
: Palo Alto, California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: mid

**Posted**
: Aug 21, 2025

## Description

SpaceXAI is hiring a Software Engineer for its Platform Security team to build AI-powered security tools and agents, identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in Kubernetes-based infrastructure and customer-facing applications, and champion secure engineering practices. The role requires 3+ years of experience, expertise in Python, Rust, or Go, backend architecture and security-testing knowledge, and experience with Docker and Kubernetes. Compensation is $100,000–$258,000 USD annually, with equity and medical, vision, and dental coverage.

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