Architect, Manufacturing Infrastructure Software

Spacex; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer for Manufacturing Infrastructure to build mission-critical applications that accelerate Starship production and support Starlink operations. You will own software engineering across its lifecycle and collaborate across teams to solve complex problems.

The role emphasizes rapid design, prototyping, and performance optimization in a demanding, onsite environment. Aerospace experience is not required; strong problem-solving and collaboration are essential.

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
• Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object‑oriented language
• 1+ years of rigorous experience building single page web applications
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts
• Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & monitoring
• Expertise in profiling and improving application performance
• Experience with build systems (Make, Bazel/Pants/Buck, Gradle) and package management tools (pip, npm)
• Experience with UNIX‑like operating systems and tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet for managing them
• Experience working with in‑stream data processing using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or similar technologies
• Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies

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

Single Page Applications

Version Control

CI/CD

Testing

Profiling

Build Systems

Unix/Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math or science field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Make/Bazel/Pants/Buck

pip

npm

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer for Manufacturing Infrastructure to build mission-critical applications that accelerate Starship production and support Starlink operations. You will own software engineering across its lifecycle and collaborate across teams to solve complex problems.

The role emphasizes rapid design, prototyping, and performance optimization in a demanding, onsite environment. Aerospace experience is not required; strong problem-solving and collaboration are essential.