Backend Engineer, Test Infra (C/C++)

InvestedintheMission; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

3 weeks paid vacation + 10+ holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer, Backend (C/C++) to design, develop, and maintain SpaceX’s in‑house test infrastructure that powers flight software validation across all vehicle programs.

You will build the core testing framework and supporting applications used for production testing, integration testing, and high‑fidelity simulations, collaborating with flight software engineers to accelerate mission readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline or 2+ years of professional software development experience
• 1+ years of experience with C/C++
• 1+ years of experience with Python

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the core test infrastructure framework and applications used across SpaceX
• Improve reliability, performance, and safety of test software and infrastructure
• Work closely with flight software engineers and users across the company to develop new features and improve user experiences
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development for test infrastructure
• Deep dive into users’ problems to find and create efficient solutions

Skills

C/C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline

2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Make

Bazel

Docker

Containerd

LXC

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer, Backend (C/C++) to design, develop, and maintain SpaceX’s in‑house test infrastructure that powers flight software validation across all vehicle programs.

You will build the core testing framework and supporting applications used for production testing, integration testing, and high‑fidelity simulations, collaborating with flight software engineers to accelerate mission readiness.