Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $165,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted: 53 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
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 854 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 591 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

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The Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer joins the application software team to develop mission-critical applications 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 operational efficiency. The role involves designing and producing solutions for Starship manufacturing software, high-throughput factories, and platforms managing concurrent data streams from large satellite constellations. You will utilize programming languages such as 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 will also manage systems using Terraform, Ansible, and Puppet while ensuring high performance through rigorous testing, continuous integration, and deployment monitoring.

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 operations 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 create and implement 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, asylee, or eligibility to obtain required Department of State authorizations.

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