Senior Software Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $165,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted: 70 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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 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 Software Engineer

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The Sr. 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 the rapid build and reuse of Starship, design next-generation manufacturing software for high-throughput factories, and create platforms for 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. You will utilize Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java, alongside front-end frameworks like Angular or React. Technical requirements include experience with Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and Apache Kafka. You will solve complex problems involving in-stream data processing, version control, continuous integration, and performance profiling within a high-stakes aerospace and satellite network environment.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Develop highly reliable software solutions used across the company.
Create new applications to improve SpaceX operational processes.
Build prototypes to prove key design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
Own all aspects of software engineering and product development.
Analyze user problems to find 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, 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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