Senior Full Stack Engineer — Internal Systems Impact

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Internal Systems to own and deliver mission-critical software used across SpaceX to accelerate launch production and Starlink operations.

You will work on systems enabling rapid build and reuse of Starship, design next-gen manufacturing software, collaborate across teams, and take ownership of architecture, testing, CI/CD, and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a scientific discipline.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience; or 7+ years without a degree.
• 3+ years of professional experience in full stack development.
• Proficiency in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java.
• Experience with CI/CD and software testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions used across SpaceX.
• Create new applications to improve how SpaceX operates.
• 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 find and create efficient solutions.
• Bring your voice to the table in architecture, design, and code reviews.

Skills

Python

C#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

Full stack development

Unix-like OS

Education

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

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Make

Bazel

Gradle

pip

npm

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Internal Systems to own and deliver mission-critical software used across SpaceX to accelerate launch production and Starlink operations.

You will work on systems enabling rapid build and reuse of Starship, design next-gen manufacturing software, collaborate across teams, and take ownership of architecture, testing, CI/CD, and performance optimization.