Senior Full-Stack Engineer: Mission-Critical Aerospace

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer to join a mission-critical application software team. You will build and evolve systems that accelerate launch vehicle production, flight operations, and Starlink services. You will own design decisions, collaborate across teams, and drive robust, scalable solutions end-to-end.

The role emphasizes leadership in architecture, code reviews, and delivering high-quality software for complex aerospace workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of software development experience
• 3+ years of professional experience in full stack development
• Proven ability to own complex software projects
• Experience with modern web technologies and architectures

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 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

CI/CD

Profiling

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

UNIX/Linux

Terraform/Ansible/Puppet

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Build systems (Make/Bazel/Gradle)

Education

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

Tools

Make

Bazel

Pants

Buck

Gradle

pip

npm

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer to join a mission-critical application software team. You will build and evolve systems that accelerate launch vehicle production, flight operations, and Starlink services. You will own design decisions, collaborate across teams, and drive robust, scalable solutions end-to-end.

The role emphasizes leadership in architecture, code reviews, and delivering high-quality software for complex aerospace workflows.