Full Stack Engineer – Internal Systems for Space Missions

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA, is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer for Internal Systems to own and evolve mission-critical applications used across SpaceX production and Starlink platforms. You will collaborate with engineers to design, build, and improve software enabling launch readiness and rapid manufacturing.

The role requires strong full‑stack skills, knowledge of Python, Go/Java, Docker/Kubernetes, and a drive to solve hard problems on a high‑visibility mission with competitive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or similar field, or 2+ years of professional software experience in lieu of a degree.
• 1+ years of full stack development experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Full stack development

Python

Docker & Kubernetes

CI/CD

UNIX-like systems

Terraform/Ansible/Puppet

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA, is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer for Internal Systems to own and evolve mission-critical applications used across SpaceX production and Starlink platforms. You will collaborate with engineers to design, build, and improve software enabling launch readiness and rapid manufacturing.

The role requires strong full‑stack skills, knowledge of Python, Go/Java, Docker/Kubernetes, and a drive to solve hard problems on a high‑visibility mission with competitive