Application Software Engineer, Applied AI
AI summary of the role
Design, evaluate, deploy, and integrate modern AI systems (LLMs, agentic systems) into mission-critical applications that accelerate SpaceX launch vehicle production, flight, and Starlink operations.
What you’ll do
- Develop highly reliable software solutions including AI-powered applications for production, flight, and Starlink operations
- Own full lifecycle of Applied AI systems: design, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, iteration from prototype to production
- Architect production systems for agentic workflows, tool-use, multi-agent orchestration, advanced retrieval, and long-context applications
- Build and maintain rigorous evaluation frameworks (LLM-as-judge, automated benchmarks, online evaluation) and production observability/monitoring
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
- 1+ years of experience in full stack development
- Hands-on experience evaluating, deploying, and integrating AI models into production systems
- Proven track record of delivering end-to-end AI products or production AI-powered features
Technologies
large language models · agentic systems · LLM-as-judge · Python · C#.NET · Go · Scala · Java · Docker · Kubernetes · Kafka · Angular
About SpaceX
Builds reusable launch systems, spacecraft, and the Starlink satellite network to lower the cost of access to space while turning orbital infrastructure into a mass-market connectivity business.
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