Full Stack Engineer — Build critical, scalable systems

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

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to develop mission-critical applications used across SpaceX to accelerate launch vehicle production and Starlink systems. You will own software engineering and product development, building prototypes and collaborating on architecture and design across teams.

The team focuses on rapid build, reuse of Starship manufacturing software, and platforms that handle high-throughput data streams from assets and global Starlink networks, with applications

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
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with build systems and package management tools
• Experience with UNIX-like operating systems and orchestration tools
• Experience with in-stream data processing using Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ

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 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

Docker

Kubernetes

Build Systems

CI/CD

Unix/Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Apache Kafka

RabbitMQ

PostgreSQL

Education

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

Tools

Make

Bazel/Pants/Buck

Gradle

Pip

npm

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to develop mission-critical applications used across SpaceX to accelerate launch vehicle production and Starlink systems. You will own software engineering and product development, building prototypes and collaborating on architecture and design across teams.

The team focuses on rapid build, reuse of Starship manufacturing software, and platforms that handle high-throughput data streams from assets and global Starlink networks, with applications