Sr. Software Engineer, Ads Product

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 making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars. SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next. SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER, ADS PRODUCTX Ads is one of the highest-leverage product areas at X. You’ll work on systems that operate at massive scale, directly affect the business, and are being rebuilt with modern infrastructure and AI at the center. This is an opportunity to join a small, fast-moving team where early-career engineers can take on real ownership, learn from strong engineers, and ship products that matter. We’re looking for high-slope software engineers who want to help rebuild and transform the X Ads Platform using SpaceXSI's infrastructure and AI stack. This role is a great fit for engineers who are early in their careers but learn quickly, ship fast, and want to work on products and systems that operate at massive scale. You do not need to have deep ads experience already, but you should be excited to learn how large-scale advertising systems work and how AI can make ads more relevant, useful, and effective.You’ll work across product, backend systems, infrastructure, and AI-powered features that directly impact the majority of X’s revenue.RESPONSIBILITIES:Build and ship product features across the X Ads PlatformWork on systems related to ad delivery, targeting, optimization, measurement, and advertiser experienceUse SpaceXSI's infrastructure and AI capabilities to improve the performance and quality of advertising productsContribute to distributed systems that need to be reliable, fast, and scalableCollaborate closely with engineers, product leads, and cross-functional partners to turn ideas into working productsLearn quickly, take ownership, and operate in a fast-moving environment where high-quality execution mattersDebug, maintain, and improve production systems that serve real users and drive significant business impactBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:5+ years of experience building software through internships, projects, research, open-source work, startups, or full-time rolesPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:Strong software engineering fundamentalsAbility to write clean, maintainable code and learn new codebases quicklyStrong problem-solving skills and comfort working through ambiguityInterest in backend systems, distributed systems, data pipelines, product engineering, or AI applicationsA bias toward action: you like shipping, learning from real users, and improving quicklyStrong ownership mindset and willingness to take responsibility for meaningful parts of the productExcitement about building high-quality product experiences for advertisers and usersExperience with ads, recommendations, search, ranking, marketplaces, payments, analytics, or growth systemsExperience working with large-scale backend systems or data processing pipelinesExperience with React, Golang, Python, Rust, gRPC, Java, or ScalaExperience with machine learning, LLMs, experimentation, ranking, or optimization systemsPrior startup, research, internship, or high-impact project experienceExperience with React, Golang, Python. Rust, gRPC, and/or Java/ScalaStrong fundamentals, learning speed, and ability to shipCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:$180,000 - $330,000 USDBase salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks. SpaceXSI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.