Mission-Critical Application Software Engineer

InvestedintheMission; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Application Software Engineer in Palo Alto to own and build mission-critical software used across launch, manufacturing, and Starlink operations. You will work on systems enabling rapid build and reuse of Starship and next-gen manufacturing software for Starlink, with ownership of design, coding, testing, and deployment.

You will collaborate with diverse engineers to tackle complex problems, optimize performance, and deliver robust solutions in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Python

C#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

Single-page web apps

Version control

CI/CD

Software design

Testing & deployment

Performance profiling

Build systems

Package management

Unix-like OS

Kafka/RabbitMQ/ActiveMQ

Docker & Kubernetes

Frontend (Angular/React)

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Education

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

Tools

Make

Bazel/Pants/Buck

Gradle

pip

npm

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Application Software Engineer in Palo Alto to own and build mission-critical software used across launch, manufacturing, and Starlink operations. You will work on systems enabling rapid build and reuse of Starship and next-gen manufacturing software for Starlink, with ownership of design, coding, testing, and deployment.

You will collaborate with diverse engineers to tackle complex problems, optimize performance, and deliver robust solutions in a fast-paced environment