Application Software Engineer, Flight Software

SpaceX

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Location
Hawthorne, CA
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$125,000–$160,000 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
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About SpaceX

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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JOB TITLE: Application Software Engineer, Flight Software The Application Software Engineer, Flight Software joins the application software team to develop mission-critical applications that accelerate launch vehicle production and flight operations. This role involves building prototypes to prove design concepts, owning full product development, and creating software to enable the rapid build and reuse of Starship. You will design manufacturing software for high-throughput factories and platforms for concurrent data streams from satellite constellations. Required skills include full stack development experience and proficiency in object-oriented languages like Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java. You should also possess experience with single page web applications, version control, continuous integration, Docker, Kubernetes, and databases like PostgreSQL. The work involves solving complex technical problems related to crewed launches, Starlink network changes, and in-stream data processing using Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ.

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Python C#.NET Go Scala Java Full Stack Development Docker Kubernetes Terraform Ansible Puppet Apache Kafka RabbitMQ ActiveMQ Angular React JavaScript PostgreSQL SQL Server Make Bazel Pants Buck Gradle pip npm UNIX

What you'll do

  • Develop highly reliable software solutions used across SpaceX operations.
  • Create new applications to improve internal SpaceX operational processes.
  • Build prototypes to prove key design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
  • Own all aspects of software engineering and product development.
  • Analyze user problems to design and create efficient technical solutions.
  • Participate in team collaborations regarding architecture, design, and code reviews.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software experience.
  • 1+ years of experience in full stack development.
  • Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented languages (preferred).
  • 1+ years of rigorous experience building single page web applications (preferred).
  • Experience with version control, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and software system design (preferred).
  • Experience with build systems, package management, UNIX-like operating systems, and infrastructure tools like Terraform or Ansible (preferred).
  • Experience with in-stream data processing, Docker, Kubernetes, and database technologies like PostgreSQL or SQL Server (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required export authorizations.

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