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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.
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Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Manufacturing Systems joins the application software team to develop mission-critical systems that accelerate launch vehicle production and manage satellite constellation data. This role involves owning all aspects of software engineering and product development, including building prototypes to prove design concepts, creating new applications to improve operations, and collaborating on architecture and code reviews. The engineer will work on manufacturing software for high-throughput factories and systems supporting concurrent data streams from always-on assets. Key technologies include Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java; front-end frameworks like Angular or React; and databases such as PostgreSQL or SQL Server. Candidates should possess experience with version control, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and build tools like Make or Bazel. The role addresses the technical challenge of enabling rapid build and reuse for spacecraft while managing global satellite networks.
What does a Full Stack Engineer earn?
Median $165000 from 109 postings across 37 companies.
Develop highly reliable software solutions used across various SpaceX operations.
Create new applications to improve internal manufacturing and operational workflows.
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 efficient, high-impact solutions.
Participate in architecture discussions, system 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; OR 7+ years of experience without 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).
Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts (preferred).
Expertise in designing software systems, testing, build/deployment, monitoring, and performance profiling (preferred).
Experience with build systems, package management tools, UNIX-like operating systems, and configuration management tools like Terraform or Ansible (preferred).
Experience with in-stream data processing using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, and front-end frameworks like Angular or React (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.