Senior Software Engineer II, AI Labs & Foundations

SpaceX

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$230,000–$242,000 / yr
Posted
5 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $193k
This role $236k
$136k most similar roles pay here $253k

This role pays more than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $155,525–$230,556 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $193k for comparable roles.

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About SpaceX

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.

SpaceX currently has 604 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$155,000 across 440 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer II, AI Labs & Foundations

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As a Senior Software Engineer II on Instacart's AI Labs & Foundations team, you will design and build high-scale production systems that power cutting-edge AI experiences such as Cart Assistant and voice interactions. Your daily tasks include prototyping innovative ideas, integrating foundation models via APIs, and ensuring the reliability and efficiency of these systems through rigorous testing and deployment practices. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end AI features, driving engineering excellence by promoting best practices in system design and code review. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with production AI/ML, a track record of shipping complex systems at scale, and expertise in cloud platforms, containers, and orchestration tools like Kubernetes. This role offers the opportunity to shape products used by millions while tackling challenging technical problems in the grocery industry.

Skills

Python Java Kubernetes Docker CI/CD AWS GCP Pinecone Weaviate FAISS Elasticsearch LLM VectorSearch RAG STT TTS Kafka Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Design and build high-scale production AI systems like Cart Assistant.
  • Operate and maintain foundational systems for cutting-edge AI experiences.
  • Integrate foundation models via APIs and apply advanced techniques.
  • Own projects from requirements to iterative improvement, focusing on efficiency.
  • Drive engineering excellence through thoughtful design and rigorous code review.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience building and operating large-scale production systems.
  • Hands-on AI/ML experience, including shipping LLM-powered features or integrating foundation model APIs.
  • Ownership of services from requirements to deployment, ensuring reliability and efficiency.
  • Strong collaboration skills across product, design, data science, and infrastructure teams.
  • Expertise in cutting-edge development tools for maximizing engineering velocity.

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