Senior Full-Stack Engineer – Build Mission-Critical Software

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

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA seeks a Sr. Full Stack Engineer in the Employee Experience domain to own critical software powering production and launches. You will develop and evolve applications used across SpaceX, collaborating across teams on architecture, design, testing, and deployment with strong CI/CD discipline.

Aerospace experience isn’t required; you’ll join a mission-driven, fast-paced team offering meaningful ownership and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/engineering/science or 5+ years software dev with 7+ years in lieu.
• 3+ years of professional full-stack development experience.
• Strong knowledge of Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java.

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 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

Single Page Apps

Version control

CI/CD

Software architecture

Testing/QA

Performance profiling

Build systems

Unix/Linux

Kafka/RabbitMQ/ActiveMQ

Docker/Kubernetes

Angular/React

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Make

Bazel

Pants

Buck

Gradle

pip

npm

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

Angular

React

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA seeks a Sr. Full Stack Engineer in the Employee Experience domain to own critical software powering production and launches. You will develop and evolve applications used across SpaceX, collaborating across teams on architecture, design, testing, and deployment with strong CI/CD discipline.

Aerospace experience isn’t required; you’ll join a mission-driven, fast-paced team offering meaningful ownership and competitive compensation.