Senior Application Software Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $165,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted: 133 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today

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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 851 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 590 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Application Software Engineer

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The Sr. Application Software Engineer joins the application software team to develop mission-critical applications that accelerate launch vehicle production and flight operations. You will build and evolve systems for Starship reuse, next-generation manufacturing software for high-throughput Starlink factories, and platforms managing concurrent data streams from large satellite constellations. Responsibilities include developing reliable software solutions, building prototypes to quantify technical constraints, and owning all aspects of product development while participating in architecture and code reviews. Required skills include full stack development experience and proficiency in languages like Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java. You should also possess experience with single page web applications, version control, continuous integration, Docker, Kubernetes, and databases like PostgreSQL. The role solves complex problems regarding global internet service growth and aerospace manufacturing.

Skills

Python C#.NET Go Scala Java Angular React PostgreSQL SQL Server Apache Kafka RabbitMQ ActiveMQ Docker Kubernetes Terraform Ansible Puppet Make Bazel Pants Buck Gradle pip npm UNIX

What you'll do

Develop highly reliable software solutions used across the entire SpaceX organization.
Create new applications to improve internal operational efficiency and manufacturing processes.
Build prototypes to prove key design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
Own all aspects of software engineering and product development from start to finish.
Analyze user problems deeply to design and create efficient technical solutions.
Participate in team collaborations regarding software architecture, design, and code reviews.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 5+ years of professional software development experience.
7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree.
3+ years of professional 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, continuous delivery, and software system design (preferred).
Experience with build systems, package management, UNIX-like operating systems, and infrastructure tools like Terraform or Ansible (preferred).
U.S. citizenship, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee status as required by ITAR regulations.

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