Senior Full Stack Engineer, Launch Software

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $165,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 886 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 601 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Full Stack Engineer, Launch Software

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The Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Launch Software joins the application software team to develop mission-critical systems that accelerate launch vehicle production and flight operations. You will own all aspects of software engineering and product development, building prototypes to prove design concepts and creating new applications to improve company operations. Your work involves designing next-generation manufacturing software for high-throughput factories, managing concurrent data streams for satellite constellations, and developing public-facing systems. You will utilize Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java, alongside front-end frameworks like Angular or React. Technical requirements include experience with PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and Apache Kafka. You must demonstrate expertise in version control, continuous integration, and deployment, while utilizing tools like Terraform, Ansible, and build systems like Make or Bazel to solve complex aerospace software problems.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn in California?

Median $197500 from 66 postings across 17 companies.

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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 company.
Create new applications to improve SpaceX operational efficiency.
Build prototypes to prove design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
Own all aspects of software engineering and product development.
Analyze user problems to design and create efficient technical solutions.
Participate in team collaborations on 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, CI/CD, software system design, and performance profiling (preferred).
Experience with build systems, package management, UNIX-like operating systems, and infrastructure tools like Terraform or Ansible (preferred).
Experience with in-stream data processing, Docker, Kubernetes, front-end frameworks, and databases (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required Department of State authorizations.

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