Full Stack Engineer, Application Software

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cape Canaveral, FL
Posted: 75 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 70 roles within 25 mi

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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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TL;DR · Full Stack Engineer, Application Software

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The Full Stack Engineer (Application Software) joins the application software team to develop mission-critical software across the company. This role involves building and evolving systems to enable rapid build and reuse of Starship, designing next-generation manufacturing software for high-throughput Starlink factories, and creating platforms for concurrent data streams from satellite constellations. You will own all aspects of software engineering and product development, including building prototypes, performing code reviews, and solving user problems. Required skills include full stack development experience. Preferred technical proficiencies include Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java, along with experience in single page web applications, version control, and continuous integration. You should also possess knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and front-end frameworks like Angular or React.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn?

Median $211200 from 446 postings across 40 companies.

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Skills

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

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 on 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.
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 front-end frameworks like Angular or React (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

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