New Graduate Software Engineer
SpaceX
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This role pays less than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $124,400–$183,787 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $154k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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.
SpaceX currently has 851 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 590 roles with salary data.
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The New Graduate Engineer, Software (Application Software) joins the application software team to develop mission-critical applications that accelerate launch vehicle production and flight. This role involves developing highly reliable, real-time software, participating in architecture and code reviews, and managing experiments to prove key design concepts. You will build systems for rapid Starship reuse, next-generation manufacturing software for high-throughput factories, and platforms managing concurrent data streams for a global satellite constellation. The position requires proficiency in C, C++, Python, C#, or other object-oriented languages, along with knowledge of networking protocols like UDP and TCP/IP and distributed systems. You will solve complex problems involving concurrent data streams, manufacturing automation, and public-facing systems to support crewed launches and global internet services.
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