Engineering Lead - Consumer Subscriptions

Details

SpaceXAI is seeking an Engineering Lead for Consumer Subscriptions to own the billing and monetization infrastructure powering X Premium and SuperGrok. The role involves building and leading an engineering team responsible for subscriptions, promotions, global payments, and personalized user experiences at massive scale.

Responsibilities

• Own the complete billing infrastructure for consumer subscriptions end-to-end, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability.
• Design and build promotional offer infrastructure and internal tools for the revenue organization.
• Develop communications systems for intelligent push, email, and in-app messaging to drive engagement and conversions.
• Implement market-specific billing methods and compliance solutions to support global expansion.
• Architect product bundles across the X ecosystem for different markets and consumer needs.
• Build intelligent models and systems that deliver relevant messages, offers, and information to users at the optimal time.
• Recruit, build, and lead a high-performing Consumer Subscriptions engineering team.
• Maintain hands-on ownership and development of key features for X Premium and SuperGrok products.

Requirements

• Exceptional software engineering background with deep experience building large-scale, high-stakes systems; billing, payments, or transactional platforms are preferred.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence or directly manage engineering teams.
• Strong track record delivering complex backend systems for consumer applications at scale.
• Passion for revenue-generating products and creating exceptional user experiences.
• 5+ years of experience working on large-scale consumer applications, ideally in monetization, subscriptions, or fintech.
• Experience leading engineering efforts in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Expertise in distributed systems, global payments infrastructure, personalization engines, or A/B testing frameworks.
• Proficiency with high-performance languages and tools such as Go, Python, Java, Rust, or similar.
• Strong communication, work ethic, prioritization, and collaboration skills.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary: $180,000–$440,000 USD per year.
• Equity.
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Various other discounts and perks.