Application Software Engineer — Own mission-critical systems

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Starbase (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Texas is seeking an Application Software Engineer for Employee Experience to build mission critical applications used across SpaceX manufacturing and operations. You will own software engineering, build prototypes, and work with a team to solve problems at pace in a fast‑moving aerospace environment.

Eligible candidates have a CS/engineering background or equivalent, experience in full‑stack development, and proficiency with modern languages and tools, with an emphasis on reliability

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• Experience in full stack development

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions that are used across SpaceX
• Create new applications that improve how SpaceX operates
• Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
• Deep dive into your users’ problems to find and create efficient solutions
• Bring your voice to the table in team collaborations on architecture, design, and code reviews

Skills

Python

C#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

SPA development

Version control

CI/CD

Testing

Profiling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math or scientific discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Make

Bazel

Job description

SpaceX in Texas is seeking an Application Software Engineer for Employee Experience to build mission critical applications used across SpaceX manufacturing and operations. You will own software engineering, build prototypes, and work with a team to solve problems at pace in a fast‑moving aerospace environment.

Eligible candidates have a CS/engineering background or equivalent, experience in full‑stack development, and proficiency with modern languages and tools, with an emphasis on reliability