Flight Software Full-Stack Engineer – Build Space Systems

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Discretionary bonuses

Medical, vision, dental

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

3 weeks vacation

10+ holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Full Stack Engineer for Flight Software to join the application software team. You will own development across mission-critical applications used in production and Starlink systems, with a focus on high reliability and scalable architectures.

You will collaborate across engineering disciplines to design, build, test, and deploy software that enables SpaceX to advance its launch, Starship, and Starlink programs, while embracing a culture of fairness, respect, and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or 2+ years of software experience
• 1+ years of full stack development experience
• Strong foundation in OO programming and system design

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software used across SpaceX
• Create new applications to improve SpaceX operations
• Build prototypes to validate design concepts
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
• Deep dive into user problems to craft efficient solutions
• Contribute to architecture, design, and code reviews

Skills

Python

C#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

Single Page Apps

CI/CD

Software Design

Testing

Profiling

Build Systems

Package Managers

Unix/Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

Docker

Kubernetes

Angular/React

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

2+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Make/Bazel/Pants/Buck

Gradle

Pip/npm

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Full Stack Engineer for Flight Software to join the application software team. You will own development across mission-critical applications used in production and Starlink systems, with a focus on high reliability and scalable architectures.

You will collaborate across engineering disciplines to design, build, test, and deploy software that enables SpaceX to advance its launch, Starship, and Starlink programs, while embracing a culture of fairness, respect, and impact.