Member of Technical Staff, Government
About The Position
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. This team focuses on engineering and deploying AI capabilities (models, APIs, tools, and integrations). You'll work closely with product, research, infrastructure, and legal/governance teams to make AI and future models maximally useful for missions while upholding safety, transparency, and ethical standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree
Nice To Haves
- 1+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building scalable systems, APIs, or AI/ML applications (strong Python proficiency, other languages a plus)
- Experience working with large language models, generative AI, or agentic systems —either in research, production, or applied engineering
- Familiarity with government or public sector technology environments (federal civilian agencies, state/local gov, or regulated industries like healthcare, finance, or infrastructure)
- Strong product sensibility: ability to translate ambiguous stakeholder needs into concrete technical solutions
- Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable, high-performance code under tight timelines
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and intellectual curiosity —you thrive on hard, ambiguous challenges
- Excellent communication skills; you can explain complex technical concepts to non-technical partners clearly and concisely
- Prior work on AI safety, governance, red-teaming, or responsible AI deployment
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), or API orchestration
- Background in policy-adjacent technical roles, civic tech, or public-interest technology
- Contributions to open-source AI projects or developer tools
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and optimize integrations between AI frontier models (e.g., Grok family) and government systems, platforms, and data environments
- Collaborate on custom SDKs, APIs, developer tools, and documentation tailored for government and enterprise developers
- 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
Benefits
- long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
- potential discretionary bonuses
- ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- access to a 401(k) retirement plan
- short and long-term disability insurance
- life insurance
- paid parental leave
- various other discounts and perks
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
