Full Stack Software Engineer, Flight Software

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cape Canaveral, FL
Posted: 53 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 70 roles within 25 mi

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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.

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TL;DR · Full Stack Software Engineer, Flight Software

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The Full Stack Software Engineer, Flight Software joins the application software team to develop mission-critical applications that accelerate launch vehicle production and support the Starlink network. You will have full ownership of software engineering and product development, building prototypes to prove design concepts, creating new applications to improve operations, and collaborating on architecture and code reviews. The role involves developing reliable solutions for high-throughput factories, managing concurrent data streams from satellite assets, and building public-facing systems. 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, continuous integration, and continuous delivery. You will also utilize tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Apache Kafka, and databases like PostgreSQL.

Skills

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

What you'll do

Develop highly reliable software solutions used across SpaceX operations.
Create new applications to improve internal SpaceX operational processes.
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 required Department of State authorizations.