Member of Technical Staff, Special Programs Top Secret Clearance

• Design build and optimize integrations between AI frontier models (e.g. Grok family) and government systems platforms and data environments.
• Identify pain points scoping product specifications and designing and building AI-powered software for government or enterprise use cases.
• Benchmark models and develop evaluation frameworks to assess performance and address weaknesses ensuring compliance with customer standards.
• Enhancing model performance through system prompt tuning or fine-tuning with an eye toward secure and scalable deployment.
• Analyze request logs prompt data or system outputs to ensure reliability and audibility.
• Build internal tooling to streamline workflows and automate repetitive tasks in secure environments.
• Partner with agency stakeholders to understand requirements prototype solutions and iterate rapidly based on real-world feedback.
• Ship production-grade code and features with a bias toward speed simplicity and measurable impact.

• Bachelors degree in computer science mathematics computer engineering physics or data science.
• 1 years of hands-on software engineering experience building scalable systems APIs or AI/ML applications.
• Active Top-Secret or Top-Secret SCI.

• Demonstrated success working with government agencies DoD or federal contractors on AI software or data projects.
• 6 years of software engineering experience ideally in environments requiring high reliability or security.
• Expertise in designing implementing and maintaining robust scalable and secure AI-driven solutions that meet stringent compliance and operational standards.
• Proven experience implementing AI or machine learning products with APIs back-end systems and front-end interfaces.
• Proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of the HTTP protocol and secure API design.
• Robust engineering background preferably in fields such as Computer Science Mathematics Software Engineering Physics or Data Science.
• Experience building evaluation frameworks for AI systems and assessing capabilities in regulated or high-stakes contexts.
• Deep understanding of machine learning fundamentalsmodel evaluation training and fine-tuningwith a focus on production-ready deployments.
• History of deploying machine learning models to production ideally in secure or cloud-based government environments.
• Expertise in writing developer documentation or maintaining SDKs for technical audiences including government developers.
• Ability to work with massive datasets optimize system performance and scale solutions for high-throughput mission-critical workloads.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Pulumi or Terraform particularly in secure or government-aligned deployments.
• Adaptability to shifting priorities and requirements in a fast-paced mission-driven startup setting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English with experience documenting technical solutions for diverse stakeholders.

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• 20% travel may be required to government sites.

Pay range:
Member of Technical Staff: $150000.00 - $350000.00/per year

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills education and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of company stock stock options or long-term cash awards as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical vision and dental coverage access to a 401(k) retirement plan short and long-term disability insurance life insurance paid parental leave and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual carryover and use requirements of the law.