Mission-Critical Software Engineer for Space Projects
SpaceX
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Job summary
SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer to join The application software team, the central nervous system of SpaceX, delivering mission critical software used across launch production and Starlink operations. You will own software engineering end-to-end, build prototypes, and collaborate with engineers to evolve systems that support crewing launches, Starship, and Starlink networks.
We welcome engineers who solve problems, work respectfully, and want to impact a high-velocity mission.
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
- Experience in full stack development
- Strong understanding of testing, CI/CD concepts
- Experience with UNIX-like OS and tooling
Responsibilities
- Develop highly reliable software solutions 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 users’ problems to find and create efficient solutions
- Bring your voice to the table in team collaborations on architecture, design, and code reviews
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Job description
SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer to join The application software team, the central nervous system of SpaceX, delivering mission critical software used across launch production and Starlink operations. You will own software engineering end-to-end, build prototypes, and collaborate with engineers to evolve systems that support crewing launches, Starship, and Starlink networks.
We welcome engineers who solve problems, work respectfully, and want to impact a high-velocity mission.
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