Flight Software Full Stack Engineer — Mission-Critical Apps

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k)

Medical, vision, dental

Paid parental leave

3 weeks paid vacation

10+ paid holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a SpaceX Full Stack Engineer, Flight Software in Hawthorne, CA. You will own and build mission‑critical software used across launch, production, and Starlink systems, collaborating with engineers to move fast on ambitious goals.

You should have 1+ years in full‑stack development and a BS in a technical field or equivalent experience; familiarity with Python, JavaScript frameworks, and modern CI/CD is preferred. This onsite role offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software development experience.

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

Full stack development

Python

C#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

Docker

Kubernetes

Angular/React

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree or 2+ years experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Make

Bazel

Gradle

Pip

npm

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a SpaceX Full Stack Engineer, Flight Software in Hawthorne, CA. You will own and build mission‑critical software used across launch, production, and Starlink systems, collaborating with engineers to move fast on ambitious goals.

You should have 1+ years in full‑stack development and a BS in a technical field or equivalent experience; familiarity with Python, JavaScript frameworks, and modern CI/CD is preferred. This onsite role offers competitive compensation and benefits.