Flight Software Full-Stack Engineer: Mission-Critical Systems

SpaceX; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Cape Canaveral, FL seeks a Full Stack Software Engineer for Flight Software. You will own software across SpaceX productions and flight systems, building mission-critical applications and platforms for Starship and Starlink.

You will work with a diverse team to design, implement, test, and deploy high-quality software in a fast-paced aerospace environment. The role emphasizes collaboration, ownership, and rigorous engineering practices, with on-site work at Cape Canaveral and

Qualifications

• Education aligned with software development or relevant experience.
• Strong experience in full stack development and web applications.
• Proficient with modern development practices and toolchains.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Full stack development

Single-page apps

Python

C#.NET

Go

Java/Scala

CI/CD

Performance profiling

Team collaboration

Education

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

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

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Make/Bazel/Pants/Buck

Gradle

pip

npm

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Kafka/RabbitMQ/ActiveMQ

Job description

SpaceX in Cape Canaveral, FL seeks a Full Stack Software Engineer for Flight Software. You will own software across SpaceX productions and flight systems, building mission-critical applications and platforms for Starship and Starlink.

You will work with a diverse team to design, implement, test, and deploy high-quality software in a fast-paced aerospace environment. The role emphasizes collaboration, ownership, and rigorous engineering practices, with on-site work at Cape Canaveral and