Software Engineer (Flight Reliability)

SpaceX

Confirmed live yesterday High trust

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Starbase, TX
Posted
8 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby
49 roles within 25 mi

Market check

Salary context

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $166k
$127k most similar roles pay here $206k

This listing doesn't post a salary. Most similar roles pay $137,500–$194,050.

Based on 238 similar postings.

Employer

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.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at SpaceX

At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineer (Flight Reliability)

Role Posting Log in to save

As a Software Engineer (Flight Reliability), you will join the Flight Reliability team to develop mission-critical applications that accelerate launch vehicle production and flight while supporting Starlink's growth as a reliable internet service. You will take full ownership of software engineering and product development, building prototypes to prove design concepts, quantifying technical constraints, and creating new applications to improve operations. Your daily work involves deep diving into user problems to create efficient solutions and collaborating on architecture, design, and code reviews. The role requires experience in full-stack development using Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java, along with front-end frameworks like Angular or React. You will also utilize Docker, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server while applying skills in version control, continuous integration, and designing agentic AI systems involving LLM prompting and monitoring.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Texas?

Median $186925 from 189 postings across 40 companies.

See salary data

Skills

Python C#.NET Go Scala Java Angular React JavaScript PostgreSQL SQL Server Docker LLM

What you'll do

  • Develop highly reliable software solutions used across various SpaceX operations.
  • Create new applications to improve internal operational efficiency and launch vehicle production.
  • Build prototypes to validate design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
  • Manage all aspects of the software engineering lifecycle and product development.
  • Analyze user problems deeply to engineer and implement efficient technical solutions.
  • Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews to ensure system integrity.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a scientific discipline is required, or 2+ years of professional software experience.
  • At least 1 year of experience in full stack development is required.
  • Experience with object-oriented languages such as Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java is preferred.
  • At least 1 year of experience building single page web applications is preferred.
  • Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts is preferred.
  • Expertise in designing software systems and profiling/improving application performance is preferred.
  • Experience with Docker, front-end frameworks like Angular or React, and databases like PostgreSQL or SQL Server is preferred.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.

Related searches

More Software Engineer jobs Software Engineer jobs in Starbase All jobs at SpaceX

More like this

Similar roles

Software Engineer

SpaceX

Starbase, TX 24 days ago
Python C#.NET Go Scala Java Angular React Docker Kubernetes Terraform Ansible Puppet Apache Kafka RabbitMQ ActiveMQ PostgreSQL SQL Server Make Bazel Pants Buck Gradle pip npm
Save

Software Engineer (Flight Reliability)

SpaceX

Redmond, WA 8 days ago $125,000–$165,000
Python C# Go Scala Java JavaScript Angular React Docker PostgreSQL SQL Server LLM Version Control Full Stack Development
Save

Application Software Engineer

SpaceX

Hawthorne, CA 38 days ago $125,000–$160,000
Python C#.NET Go Scala Java Angular React JavaScript PostgreSQL SQL Server Docker Kubernetes Terraform Ansible Puppet Apache Kafka RabbitMQ ActiveMQ Make Bazel Pants Buck Gradle pip npm
Save

Full Stack Software Engineer, Application Software

SpaceX

Memphis, TN 50 days ago
Python C# Go Scala Java JavaScript Angular React Docker Kubernetes Terraform Ansible Puppet Apache Kafka RabbitMQ ActiveMQ PostgreSQL SQL Server Make Bazel Pants Buck Gradle pip npm
Save