Full Stack Engineer (Application Software)

SpaceX

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$125,000–$165,000 / yr
Posted
30 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $182k
This role $145k
$113k most similar roles pay here $237k

This role pays less than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $150,000–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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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At a glance

TL;DR · Full Stack Engineer (Application Software)

Full Stack Engineer (Application Software) joins the application software team to develop mission-critical systems that accelerate launch vehicle production and flight while supporting the growth of a global satellite network. You will have full ownership over the software lifecycle, building reliable applications, creating prototypes to prove design concepts, and collaborating on architecture and code reviews. The role involves solving complex problems related to manufacturing software for high-throughput factories and managing concurrent data streams from numerous assets. To succeed, you must possess experience in full stack development and single page web applications. Technical requirements include proficiency in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java; front-end frameworks like Angular or React; databases such as PostgreSQL or SQL Server; and tools including Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and Apache Kafka for in-stream data processing.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn?

Median $165000 from 109 postings across 37 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop highly reliable software solutions used across various SpaceX operations and systems.
  • 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 team collaborations regarding system architecture, design, and code reviews.

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.
  • Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented languages (preferred).
  • Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts (preferred).
  • Expertise in designing software systems, testing, deployment, monitoring, and profiling application performance (preferred).
  • Experience with build systems, package management tools, UNIX-like operating systems, and configuration management tools like Terraform or Ansible (preferred).
  • Experience with in-stream data processing, Docker, Kubernetes, front-end frameworks, and database technologies (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.

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