Full Stack Engineer (Application Software)

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Salary: $135,000–$160,000 / yr
Posted: 85 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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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 851 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 590 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Full Stack Engineer (Application Software)

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JOB TITLE: Full Stack Engineer (Application Software) The Full Stack Engineer (Application Software) joins the application software team to develop mission-critical software that accelerates launch vehicle production and flight operations. You will build and evolve systems for Starship reuse, next-generation manufacturing software for high-throughput factories, and platforms managing concurrent data streams for the global satellite constellation. Responsibilities include developing reliable software solutions, building prototypes to quantify technical constraints, and owning all aspects of product development while participating in architecture and code reviews. Required skills include full stack development experience and proficiency in object-oriented languages like Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java. Preferred expertise includes single page web applications, React, Angular, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and in-stream data processing using Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ. You will solve complex problems involving high-throughput manufacturing and global network management.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn in California?

Median $197500 from 70 postings across 20 companies.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Develop highly reliable software solutions used across the entire company.
Create new applications to improve internal SpaceX operations.
Build prototypes to prove 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).
Expertise in profiling application performance, build systems, and package management tools (preferred).
Experience with UNIX-like systems, infrastructure tools, and production experience with Docker and Kubernetes (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

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