Senior Software Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bastrop, TX
Posted: 2 days ago
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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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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 while supporting the growth of the Starlink internet service. You will own all aspects of software engineering and product development, building prototypes to prove design concepts, creating new applications to improve operations, and collaborating on architecture and code reviews. The role involves designing systems for rapid Starship build and reuse, manufacturing software for high-throughput factories, and platforms for concurrent data streams from satellite constellations. Required skills include full stack development experience and proficiency in object-oriented languages like Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java. You will utilize tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Apache Kafka, and databases like PostgreSQL to solve complex aerospace and manufacturing problems.

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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

What you'll do

Develop highly reliable software solutions used across SpaceX operations.
Create new applications to improve internal 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 deeply to create and implement efficient solutions.
Participate in team collaborations regarding 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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