Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)
SpaceX - Redmond, WA
Posted May 20, 2026
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Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team) Redmond, WA SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER (PLATFORM TEAM) The Platform Team builds the foundational tooling and security infrastructure that empowers every team at SpaceX to harness AI effectively. This team creates secure, scalable gateways and proxy systems that allow engineers and operators across the company to write code faster, perform advanced data analysis, connect AI to their daily tools and problems, and turn ideas into deployed solutions with confidence. By onboarding new frontier models, expanding compute capacity, optimizing proxy efficiency for logging and control, and building shared prompts, skills, and infrastructure, this team unlocks reliable, high-impact AI capabilities across the entire organization. As a Principal Software Engineer for SpaceX's AI platform , you will set the technical vision and serve as a senior leader and entrepreneurial force for the leanest and most effective applied use of AI at SpaceX. You will architect platforms that convert engineering know-how into tested software, automation, and reliable data stores at massive scale while pioneering risk-mitigation tools such as intelligent code review and PR assistants. Current systems are built with Docker containers acting as secure gateways and proxies that integrate with any cloud compute provider and multiple frontier model providers. Your strategic leadership will
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