Mission-Critical Application Software Engineer

SpaceX; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX Memphis is seeking an Applications Software Engineer to own and develop mission critical software used across SpaceX. You will build new applications to improve operations and prototype key design concepts, ensuring scalable performance in high-throughput environments.

Join a team that designs software for Starship manufacturing, Starlink data pipelines, and public-facing systems. Expect rigorous engineering practices, collaboration, and impact across mission critical programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of software experience
• 1+ years of experience in full stack development
• Strong understanding of building scalable software architectures
• Experience with version control and CI/CD concepts

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Python

C#.NET

Go

Java

Scala

Web development

Docker

Kubernetes

Angular/React

PostgreSQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Make/Bazel

Gradle

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

SpaceX Memphis is seeking an Applications Software Engineer to own and develop mission critical software used across SpaceX. You will build new applications to improve operations and prototype key design concepts, ensuring scalable performance in high-throughput environments.

Join a team that designs software for Starship manufacturing, Starlink data pipelines, and public-facing systems. Expect rigorous engineering practices, collaboration, and impact across mission critical programs.