Full Stack Software Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $125,000–$160,000 / yr
Posted: 53 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ 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.

SpaceX currently has 851 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Full Stack Software Engineer

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The Full Stack Software Engineer joins the application software team to develop mission-critical applications that accelerate launch vehicle production and flight operations. You will build and evolve systems to enable the rapid build and reuse of Starship, design next-generation manufacturing software for high-throughput factories, and create platforms for managing large satellite constellations and public-facing networks. 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, Apache Kafka, and infrastructure tools like Terraform and Ansible.

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 SpaceX operations.
Create new applications to improve internal SpaceX operational processes.
Build prototypes to prove key 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 in-stream data processing (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required export authorizations.

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