Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
SpaceX
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This role pays less than 93% of similar roles. Most pay $142,500–$215,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $115k versus about $179k for comparable roles.
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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
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The Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) serves as a technical partner within the application software team to help internal programs explore and integrate large language models into their products and infrastructure. This role involves collaborating with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to design smart strategies, build prototypes, and create robust system designs for AI-powered solutions. The engineer will develop practical testing approaches and proof-of-concept applications specifically integrating with Spok/Grok. Key technical requirements include coding for production-level applications, prompt design, evaluation methods, agent systems, and retrieval architecture. The position focuses on solving the technical challenge of deploying large language models and related machine learning tools in a fast-paced enterprise environment while ensuring safety and responsible deployment across multiple parallel priorities.
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