Software Engineer

SpaceX

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Location
Starbase, TX
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24 days ago
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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.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer

As a Software Engineer on the application software team, you will develop mission-critical applications that accelerate launch vehicle production and flight while supporting the growth of the Starlink network. You will take full ownership of the software engineering lifecycle, building prototypes to prove design concepts, creating new applications to improve operations, and collaborating on architecture and code reviews. The role requires full-stack development experience with proficiency in object-oriented languages like Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java. Technical requirements include experience with single-page web applications using Angular or React, version control, CI/CD pipelines, and build systems like Make or Bazel. You will work with tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible, while managing data through Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ and utilizing databases like PostgreSQL to solve complex problems in aerospace manufacturing and satellite constellation management.

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What you'll do

  • Develop highly reliable software solutions used across various SpaceX operations and systems.
  • Create new applications to improve internal operational efficiency and manufacturing processes.
  • Build prototypes to validate design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
  • Take full ownership of all aspects of software engineering and product development.
  • Analyze user problems deeply to engineer and implement efficient technical solutions.
  • Participate in team collaborations regarding system 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.
  • 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, and continuous delivery concepts (preferred).
  • Expertise in designing software systems, testing, deployment, monitoring, and performance profiling (preferred).
  • Experience with build systems, package management tools, UNIX-like operating systems, and infrastructure tools like Terraform or Ansible (preferred).
  • Experience with in-stream data processing, Docker, Kubernetes, front-end frameworks, and database technologies (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.

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