This role pays less than
77%
of similar roles. Most pay
$151,000–$201,600
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$145k
versus about
$176k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
680 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 442 roles with salary data.
As a Software Engineer (Platform Team), you will join the team responsible for building foundational tooling and security infrastructure to empower internal teams to utilize AI effectively. You will design, build, and operate secure, scalable AI platforms and proxy systems that integrate with various cloud compute providers and frontier model providers. Your daily work involves managing the full lifecycle of platform development, onboarding new models, expanding compute capacity, and optimizing proxy efficiency for logging and control. To succeed, you will utilize Python, Go, Java, or TypeScript while working with Docker containers, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tools. You will focus on creating risk-mitigation tools like automated code reviews and PR assistants to convert engineering expertise into reliable data systems. This role solves the challenge of providing secure, high-impact AI capabilities across the organization through robust backend and platform architecture.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.