Full Stack Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $125,000–$160,000 / yr
Posted: 6 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $184k

This role $142k

$113k most similar roles pay here $237k

This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $157,150–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $184k 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 729 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 479 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Full Stack Engineer

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Full Stack Engineer, Launch Software joins the application software team to develop mission-critical systems that accelerate launch vehicle production and flight operations. This role involves building prototypes to prove design concepts, owning all aspects of product development, and creating reliable applications to improve internal operations. The work focuses on manufacturing software for high-throughput factories, platforms managing concurrent data streams from large satellite constellations, and public-facing systems for global network access. Candidates should possess experience in full stack development and proficiency in object-oriented languages like Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java. Technical requirements include building single page web applications using Angular or React, managing infrastructure with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform, and processing in-stream data via Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ. The role also requires expertise in PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and various build systems like Make or Bazel.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn in California?

Median $192050 from 62 postings across 16 companies.

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Skills

Python C# 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.
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 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, and UNIX-like operating systems (preferred).
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, front-end frameworks like Angular or React, and database technologies (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee to meet ITAR requirements.