Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Build Mission-Critical Apps

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer to design and deliver reliable software used across our aerospace programs and Starlink platforms. You will own end-to-end development, prototype fast, and collaborate with a diverse team to solve complex problems at pace.

You will contribute to mission-critical systems supporting launches, manufacturing, and global connectivity while advancing your skills in a fast-growing, impact-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline with 5+ years of professional software development experience; OR 7+ years in lieu of a degree.
• 3+ years of professional experience in full stack development.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Python

Go

Java

C#.NET

Front-end frameworks

Single-page apps

CI/CD

Software design

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math or scientific discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Make/Bazel/Gradle

Terraform/Ansible/Puppet

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Git/CI tools

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer to design and deliver reliable software used across our aerospace programs and Starlink platforms. You will own end-to-end development, prototype fast, and collaborate with a diverse team to solve complex problems at pace.

You will contribute to mission-critical systems supporting launches, manufacturing, and global connectivity while advancing your skills in a fast-growing, impact-driven environment.