Full-Stack Engineer for Space Launch Systems

Spacex; Starbase (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer for Launch Software at Starbase, TX. You will join the application software team building mission-critical tools that accelerate launch vehicle production and Starlink operations, collaborating across teams to design and deploy scalable software.

The role emphasizes ownership of software engineering, rapid prototyping, and delivering solutions that support crewed launches, Starship manufacturing, and global Starlink services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in full stack development.
• Strong knowledge of version control, CI/CD, and software testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions that are used across the company.
• Create new applications that improve how the company 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

Single page apps

Version control/CI-CD

Software architecture

Testing/CI/CD/Deployment/Monitoring

Profiling/performance

Build systems

Package managers

Unix-like systems

Terraform/Ansible/Puppet

Kafka/RabbitMQ/ActiveMQ

Docker/Kubernetes

Angular/React

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math or scientific discipline

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Docker

Kubernetes

Make/Bazel/Pants/Buck

Gradle

pip

npm

Angular

React

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer for Launch Software at Starbase, TX. You will join the application software team building mission-critical tools that accelerate launch vehicle production and Starlink operations, collaborating across teams to design and deploy scalable software.

The role emphasizes ownership of software engineering, rapid prototyping, and delivering solutions that support crewed launches, Starship manufacturing, and global Starlink services.