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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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As a Principal Software Engineer, Continuous Integration (Starship), you will join the Starship Continuous Integration team to own the tools powering software development for all Starship vehicles and launch pads. You will design, maintain, and scale systems that enable hundreds of engineers to integrate changes and deliver reliable software on a continuous basis. Your daily work involves inventing processes for fast, correct development, performing hands-on integration across the entire Starship software stack, and managing a dedicated pool of on-premises compute in collaboration with other teams. The role requires proficiency in Python, C++, Rust, or Go, along with experience using Bazel or similar build systems. You will also leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve code quality and testing workflows while solving complex problems related to the development of the world’s first fully reusable rocket and spacecraft.
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Continuous Integration
Bazel
Python
C++
Rust
Go
Infrastructure
AI-assisted development tools
Build Systems
Software Development
On-premises compute
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