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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.
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Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering) joins the AI Data Engineering team to build software that transforms flight, test, and factory data into actionable insights for hardware engineers. The role involves developing reliable, scalable pipelines, analysis libraries, and services using vehicle telemetry and test data while building user-facing applications to accelerate workflows with AI. Key responsibilities include prototyping via notebooks, reports, agents, or computer vision and productionizing successful tools for video and inspection review. Candidates should possess skills in Python, C#, pandas, NumPy, SciPy, PyTorch, or TensorFlow. Experience with PostgreSQL, Grafana, Jupyter, Metabase, OpenCV, and Ultralytics is preferred. The role requires building APIs and internal web applications using React or Angular while solving critical production problems across avionics, propulsion, and launch operations to improve decision-making for vehicle systems and manufacturing processes.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 958 postings across 73 companies.
Develop reliable and scalable data pipelines for vehicle telemetry and test data.
Build and improve user-facing analysis applications used by engineers daily.
Prototype tools such as notebooks, agents, and computer vision models to automate engineering workflows.
Productionize proven prototypes into stable software for video and inspection review.
Own the full software lifecycle from initial design through testing, deployment, and operation.
Collaborate with domain experts in avionics, propulsion, and launch operations to gather requirements.
Transform raw flight and factory data into actionable insights for hardware decisions.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or a scientific discipline, or 2+ years of professional software experience.
At least 1 year of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or data science.
Programming experience in Python (C# or similar is a plus) (preferred).
Experience with data analysis libraries like pandas, NumPy, and SciPy (preferred).
Experience with machine learning libraries such as PyTorch or TensorFlow (preferred).
Experience with relational databases, building APIs, and internal web applications (preferred).
Experience with computer vision, version control, CI/CD, and front-end frameworks (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee to meet ITAR requirements.