Launch Software Engineer - Mission-Critical Apps

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking an Application Software Engineer for Launch Software to own the development of mission-critical applications used in manufacturing and flight operations. The team designs systems enabling rapid build and reuse of Starship and supports Starlink platforms, with collaboration across SpaceX engineering.

You will work on architecture, design, and code reviews, building scalable software for data streams from assets and public-facing systems; aerospace domain

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• 1+ years of experience in full stack development

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions that are used across SpaceX
• Create new applications that improve how SpaceX 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

Python/C#/Go/Java

SPAs

Git CI/CD

Testing & CI

Profiling

Build tools

Unix tools

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Docker/Kubernetes

Databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering/math or related field

2+ years of software experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking an Application Software Engineer for Launch Software to own the development of mission-critical applications used in manufacturing and flight operations. The team designs systems enabling rapid build and reuse of Starship and supports Starlink platforms, with collaboration across SpaceX engineering.

You will work on architecture, design, and code reviews, building scalable software for data streams from assets and public-facing systems; aerospace domain