Graduate Software Engineer, Real-Time Applications

InvestedintheMission

Hawthorne (CA)

On-site

USD 125,000 - 195,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a New Graduate Engineer, Software (Application Software) to help build mission-critical applications used in launch production, Starlink, and manufacturing software. You will own challenging problems, work with a diverse team, and contribute to high-throughput systems that power crewed missions and global satellite services.

The role emphasizes ownership, cross-disciplinary teamwork, and solving complex problems to advance SpaceX’s ambitious goals in aerospace.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or other STEM discipline.
  • Professional development experience in C, C++, Python, C# or another object oriented language.
  • Graduating in the class of 2026 or 2027.

Responsibilities

  • Develop highly reliable, real-time software.
  • Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
  • Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove out key design concepts.
  • Collaborate with other engineers to plan and organize development of products.

Skills

C
C++
Python
C#

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or other STEM discipline
Graduating in the class of 2026 or 2027

Tools

Object-oriented languages

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a New Graduate Engineer, Software (Application Software) to help build mission-critical applications used in launch production, Starlink, and manufacturing software. You will own challenging problems, work with a diverse team, and contribute to high-throughput systems that power crewed missions and global satellite services.

The role emphasizes ownership, cross-disciplinary teamwork, and solving complex problems to advance SpaceX’s ambitious goals in aerospace.

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