Software Engineer, New Grad 2027
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This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads, no experience needed
- Work
- On-site in San Francisco
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Listed
- Nov 10, 2026 · still open
About the Role
SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Teams are constructing the full Super Intelligence stack, including Colossus supercomputers, Grok models, and a suite of applications such as Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. The company is creating a flywheel where increased compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and learnings from product usage shape future development.
New grad software engineers will join SpaceXSI software engineering teams. You will own real product work on user-facing surfaces like Grok Bot, Cloud Agents, and Cursor, along with the underlying systems. The role involves designing, building, and shipping products and systems that engineers enjoy using. This position values strong attention to detail, first principles reasoning, and great taste.
Key Responsibilities
- Add UI improvements to make AI-generated code or PRs easier to read and review.
- Transform a teammate's idea into a working prototype within a few days, followed by iteration based on feedback.
- Ship a contained feature (frontend and backend), then address bugs and enhance its usability.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Expected graduation in 2027 in CS, software engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical field.
- Has built an app, open-source project, or shipped product that can be shared for review.
Qualifications
- Ability to blend strong engineering and AI tools as leverage without compromising correctness.
- Demonstrated ability to learn fast, take ownership, and have already accomplished something meaningfully difficult early in your career (internships or equivalent industry experience are welcome).
Additional Requirements
- If a fit is identified, candidates will be contacted to schedule 2-3 short technical interviews.
- Following technical interviews, an onsite interview will be scheduled at the office, involving a small project, idea discussions, and team introductions.
Compensation and Benefits
- Annual Salary: $185,000 USD
- Actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
- The total rewards package at SpaceXSI 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.