Full-Stack Engineer: Build Mission-Critical Launch Software

Spacex; Hawthorne, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Full Stack Engineer for Launch Software in Hawthorne to own and deliver mission-critical software affecting production and Starlink systems. You will work with a team to build scalable applications, prototype new concepts, and drive improvements across the software stack.

You will join a culture that values fairness, collaboration, and impact, with ownership of core problems and opportunities to influence architecture and tooling in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software experience.
• 1+ years of experience in full stack development.
• Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills.

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

Python

C#.NET

Go

Java

Single-page apps

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Make

Bazel

Gradle

Pip

npm

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Full Stack Engineer for Launch Software in Hawthorne to own and deliver mission-critical software affecting production and Starlink systems. You will work with a team to build scalable applications, prototype new concepts, and drive improvements across the software stack.

You will join a culture that values fairness, collaboration, and impact, with ownership of core problems and opportunities to influence architecture and tooling in a fast-paced aerospace environment.