Application Software Engineer

SpaceX

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On-site
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Salary
$135,000–$160,000 / yr
Posted
77 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
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This role $148k
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This role pays less than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $122,006–$181,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $148k versus about $152k for comparable roles.

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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.

SpaceX currently has 680 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 442 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Application Software Engineer

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As an Application Software Engineer on the application software team, you will develop mission-critical software to accelerate launch vehicle production and flight while building systems for global internet service growth. You will own all aspects of product development, including creating new applications, building prototypes to prove design concepts, and collaborating on architecture and code reviews. The role involves solving complex problems related to manufacturing software, high-throughput factory operations, and managing data streams from large satellite constellations. To succeed, you must possess full-stack experience and proficiency in languages like Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java. Technical requirements include experience with single-page web applications using Angular or React, version control, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and tools such as Terraform or Ansible. You will also work with databases like PostgreSQL and messaging systems like Apache Kafka.

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

What you'll do

  • Develop highly reliable software solutions used across various SpaceX operations and platforms.
  • Create new applications to improve internal operational efficiency and manufacturing processes.
  • Build prototypes to validate design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
  • Take full ownership of all aspects of software engineering and product development.
  • Analyze user problems deeply to engineer and implement efficient technical solutions.
  • Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews to provide input on system improvements.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a scientific discipline, or 2+ years of professional software experience.
  • At least 1 year of experience in full stack development.
  • Proficiency in object-oriented languages such as Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java.
  • Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts.
  • Expertise in designing software systems, profiling performance, and managing build/package tools.
  • Experience with UNIX-like operating systems and configuration management tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and in-stream data processing technologies like Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required export control authorizations.

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