Full Stack Engineer - Mission-Critical App Software

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, dental

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Disability & life insurance

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Full Stack Engineer (Application Software) to own and deliver robust software used in spaceflight and manufacturing. You will build, test, and deploy full-stack solutions, prototype ideas, and collaborate across teams to optimize Starship and Starlink systems.

Experience with SPAs, cloud tooling, and containerized apps is essential. The role emphasizes ownership, rapid iteration, and a drive to solve challenging problems for a world-class aerospace mission.

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
• 1+ years of experience in full stack development
• Proficiency in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar OO language
• Experience building single-page web applications
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and version control
• Strong understanding of testing, deployment, and monitoring

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software used across SpaceX
• Create new applications to improve operations
• Build prototypes to validate design concepts and constraints
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
• Analyze user problems to create efficient solutions
• Collaborate in architecture, design, and code reviews

Skills

Python

C#.NET

Go

Java

Single-page apps

CI/CD

Testing & deployment

Profiling & performance

Build systems

Unix/Linux

Terraform/Ansible/Puppet

Kafka/RabbitMQ/ActiveMQ

Docker & Kubernetes

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Education

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

Tools

Git

Make/Bazel/Gradle

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform/Ansible/Puppet

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Full Stack Engineer (Application Software) to own and deliver robust software used in spaceflight and manufacturing. You will build, test, and deploy full-stack solutions, prototype ideas, and collaborate across teams to optimize Starship and Starlink systems.

Experience with SPAs, cloud tooling, and containerized apps is essential. The role emphasizes ownership, rapid iteration, and a drive to solve challenging problems for a world-class aerospace mission.