Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team) at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is closed. It closed on Nov 13, 2026 and it no longer takes applications.
About the role
Define and drive the long-term technical vision and architecture for SpaceX’s AI platform and security infrastructure Lead high-impact initiatives with full ownership over strategy, design, implementation, and successful company-wide rollout Oversee onboarding of frontier models, massive compute scaling, and continuous optimization of proxy systems for security, efficiency, logging, and control Lead adoption efforts…
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