Software Infrastructure Engineer, Flight Software
SpaceX
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This role pays more than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$197,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $168k for comparable roles.
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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.
SpaceX currently has 851 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 590 roles with salary data.
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As a Flight Software Infrastructure Engineer (Starlink), you will join the Starlink flight software team to develop software that enables rapid iteration and deployment of both ground and satellite software. You will identify and resolve slowdowns in developer iteration, inefficiencies in the build system, and unnecessary interface complexity. Your daily responsibilities include maintaining flight code generation tooling, managing core shared flight software features, and inventing tools to improve development and operational systems. You will work closely with flight software and ground software teams to simplify constellation operations. The role requires proficiency in C/C++, Python, and Bash, with specific knowledge of Bazel. You will utilize skills in version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery to manage the full lifecycle of software for real-time embedded systems.
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