Senior Full Stack Engineer — Build Mission-Critical Systems

InvestedintheMission; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Engineer to join a fast-moving applications team. You will own software delivery across mission-critical systems, from prototyping to production, enabling Starlink and Starship initiatives.

Strong collaboration and deep problem solving are essential as you design scalable software for aerospace operations. The role emphasizes ownership of end-to-end development, modern web tech, and efficient deployment pipelines in a high-performance environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years software development, or 7+ years without a degree.
• 3+ years of full-stack development experience.
• Experience with CI/CD concepts and version control.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software used across SpaceX.
• Create new applications to improve SpaceX operations.
• Build prototypes to test key design concepts.
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development.
• Analyze users' problems to devise efficient solutions.
• Contribute in architecture, design, and code reviews.

Skills

Python

C#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

Single Page Apps

CI/CD

Cloud & containerization

Docker

Kubernetes

Unix/Linux

Apache Kafka

React/Angular

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Education

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

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Make/Bazel/Pants/Gradle

pip/npm

CI/CD tooling

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Engineer to join a fast-moving applications team. You will own software delivery across mission-critical systems, from prototyping to production, enabling Starlink and Starship initiatives.

Strong collaboration and deep problem solving are essential as you design scalable software for aerospace operations. The role emphasizes ownership of end-to-end development, modern web tech, and efficient deployment pipelines in a high-performance environment.