Application Software Engineer, Launch Software

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $125,000–$160,000 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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JOB TITLE: Application Software Engineer, Launch Software The Application Software Engineer, Launch Software joins the application software team to develop mission-critical applications that accelerate launch vehicle production and flight operations. You will own all aspects of software engineering and product development, building prototypes to prove design concepts and creating new applications to improve internal operations. This role involves designing and producing solutions for Starship build and reuse, manufacturing software for high-throughput factories, and platforms for concurrent data streams from satellite constellations. You will utilize full-stack development skills including Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java, alongside front-end frameworks like Angular or React. Technical requirements include experience with PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, and version control. You will solve complex problems regarding crewed launches and global network management within a collaborative engineering environment.

Skills

Python C#.NET Go Scala Java Full Stack Development Docker Kubernetes Terraform Ansible Puppet Apache Kafka RabbitMQ ActiveMQ Angular React 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 (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required Department of State authorizations.

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