Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Finance - Build Critical Apps

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, vision & dental coverage

Paid parental leave

3 weeks paid vacation + 10+ holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Engineer in California to design and deliver mission-critical software for finance and manufacturing domains. You will own end-to-end software development, build prototypes, and collaborate across architecture, design and code reviews.

Aerospace experience is not required, but strong problem-solving and collaboration are essential. Expect ownership of diverse systems spanning data platforms, web apps, and production tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 5+ years of professional experience in software development; OR 7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree.
• 3+ years of professional experience in full stack development
• Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented language
• 1+ years of experience building single page web applications
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts
• Expertise in designing software systems
• Deep understanding of testing, CI, build, deployment & monitoring
• Expertise in profiling and improving application performance
• Experience with build systems (Make, Bazel/Pants/Buck, Gradle) and package management tools (pip, npm)
• Experience with UNIX-like operating systems and tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)
• Experience working with in-stream data processing using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ
• Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework
• Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions that are 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

Full stack development

Software design

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelors in CS/Engineering/Math or scientific discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Make

Bazel

Gradle

pip

npm

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Engineer in California to design and deliver mission-critical software for finance and manufacturing domains. You will own end-to-end software development, build prototypes, and collaborate across architecture, design and code reviews.

Aerospace experience is not required, but strong problem-solving and collaboration are essential. Expect ownership of diverse systems spanning data platforms, web apps, and production tooling.