Mission-Critical App Software Engineer (Full Stack)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer (Application Software) to join our team in Hawthorne, CA. You will own core software across mission-critical systems supporting SpaceX manufacturing, Starlink, and launches, collaborating with engineers to design, implement, and refine scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes on-site work, strong problem-solving, and impact-driven contributions within a fast-paced aerospace environment.

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#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

SPA development

Version control

CI/CD concepts

Software architecture

Performance profiling

Docker

Kubernetes

Angular/React

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math or related field (or 2+ years of professional software experience)

Tools

Make

Bazel/Pants/Buck

Gradle

Pip

npm

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

Docker

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Angular

React

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer (Application Software) to join our team in Hawthorne, CA. You will own core software across mission-critical systems supporting SpaceX manufacturing, Starlink, and launches, collaborating with engineers to design, implement, and refine scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes on-site work, strong problem-solving, and impact-driven contributions within a fast-paced aerospace environment.