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Software Engineer, Media

SpaceXSI - Palo Alto, CA, Seattle, WA - original posting ->
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Product
Tech
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Source
xai
First observed
2026-08-18 21:02 UTC
Last seen
2026-10-13 05:08 UTC
Source claims posted
2025-07-30 19:59 UTC
Consecutive misses
0 of 3

What the posting says

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 understand the universe and help expand humanity’s knowledge and capabilities. We work across the full Super Intelligence stack: compute (Colossus supercomputers), models (Grok), and applications (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.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We’re looking for exceptional media engineers who want to join us on a new project to deeply integrate SpaceXSI's advanced AI infrastructure into a platform used by around 600 million users every month. We’re bringing SpaceXSI's technology stack and using it to transform the video product experience - video playback, live streaming, Spaces, audio/video calls, and more. This is your chance to contribute in a major way while leveraging all of the powerful AI tools and talented colleagues at SpaceXSI.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Build the next generation of large-scale video services

Contribute to and rebuild core media processing and distribution pipelines in high-performance languages (Rust, C++ or Go)

Obsess over every millisecond and pixel, ensuring end-to-end media quality and performance at scale across a rich suite of products and user platforms

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

At least 5 years of experience

Obsessed with media quality, performance, and product experience

Proficient in high performance C++ or Go

In-depth knowledge of either WebRTC or LL-HLS or video transcoding pipelines

Familiar with building and running scalable and resilient distributed systems

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Go, C++, Rust, Java, Scala

Kubernetes, FoundationDB, ValKey, Envoy, S3

H.264, H.265, AV1, MP4, CMAF, VMAF, RTP, RTMP, LL-HLS, HDR, DRM

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

$180,000 - $440,000 USD

Base 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.

Quality

Completeness: 45%
Honesty: 100%

Based on 18 observation(s).

Timeline

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    #161997 2026-08-18 21:02 UTC
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      Palo Alto, California, Seattle, Washington->Palo Alto, CA, Seattle, WA
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      Member of Technical Staff - Media->Software Engineer, Media
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      SpaceXAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our...->SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where...
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    #1311520 2026-10-13 01:08 UTC
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      SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where...->SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where...
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      SpaceXAI->SpaceXSI