This role pays less than
65%
of similar roles. Most pay
$192,050–$216,075
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$192k
versus about
$204k
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.
As a Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack) - Build Reliability, you will join the Build Reliability team to design, develop, and improve software solutions that ensure vehicles are built and flown reliably. You will manage a team of engineers while driving architectural direction and roadmap execution for software used across the organization. Your daily work involves streamlining manufacturing quality control, simplifying new product introduction, ensuring product traceability, and optimizing rocket and spacecraft reusability. To succeed, you must possess expertise in designing robust systems, testing, infrastructure, and performance profiling. The role requires proficiency in object-oriented languages like Python, C#, Go, or Java, along with experience in JavaScript frameworks such as Angular or React and database technologies like PostgreSQL or SQL Server. You will solve critical problems regarding manufacturing reliability for the Falcon, Dragon, and Starship programs.