Application Software Engineer, Employee Experience

SpaceX

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Starbase, TX
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60 days ago
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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.

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TL;DR · Application Software Engineer, Employee Experience

As an Application Software Engineer, Employee Experience, you will join a team building mission-critical applications that accelerate launch vehicle production and flight while supporting the growth of a global satellite network. You will have full ownership over software engineering and product development, including creating new applications to improve operations, building prototypes to prove design concepts, and collaborating on architecture and code reviews. The role requires full-stack development experience with proficiency in object-oriented languages like Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java. Technical requirements include single-page web applications using Angular or React, version control, CI/CD pipelines, and build systems like Make or Bazel. You will work with tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible, while managing data through Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ and utilizing databases like PostgreSQL to solve complex manufacturing and aerospace software challenges.

What you'll do

  • Develop highly reliable software solutions used across various SpaceX operations.
  • Create new applications to improve internal operational efficiency and manufacturing processes.
  • Build prototypes to validate design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
  • Own all aspects of the software engineering lifecycle and product development.
  • Analyze user problems deeply to engineer efficient, high-impact solutions.
  • Participate in team collaborations regarding system architecture, design, and code reviews.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a scientific discipline, or 2+ years of professional software experience.
  • Experience in full stack development.
  • Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented languages.
  • At least 1 year of experience building single page web applications.
  • Expertise in designing software systems and understanding testing, CI/CD, build, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Experience with version control, build systems (Make, Bazel, Gradle), and package management tools (pip, npm).
  • Experience with UNIX-like operating systems, infrastructure tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet), Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.

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