Full-Stack Flight Software Engineer - Mission Impact

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

Discretionary bonuses

401(k) retirement plan

Health, vision, and dental coverage

Paid vacation (3 weeks)

Paid holidays (10+)

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Full Stack Engineer, Flight Software, to own and deliver mission-critical applications across launch, manufacturing, and Starlink systems. You’ll collaborate with engineers to solve high-impact problems and accelerate development for Starship and Starlink networks.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and high-quality software delivery in a fast-paced aerospace environment, with extensive exposure to modern web and backend technologies.

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

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
• Contribute to architecture, design, and code reviews

Skills

Full stack development

Python

C#.NET

Go

Java

Single-page apps

Version control

CI/CD

Testing & monitoring

Profiling & performance

Unix-like OS

Terraform/Ansible/Puppet

Kafka/RabbitMQ/ActiveMQ

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

Git

Make

Bazel/Pants/Buck

Gradle

pip

npm

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Full Stack Engineer, Flight Software, to own and deliver mission-critical applications across launch, manufacturing, and Starlink systems. You’ll collaborate with engineers to solve high-impact problems and accelerate development for Starship and Starlink networks.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and high-quality software delivery in a fast-paced aerospace environment, with extensive exposure to modern web and backend technologies.