Senior Software Engineer - Build Mission-Critical Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical coverage

Paid vacation

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Software Engineer to design and own mission-critical applications used across SpaceX for launch, Starlink, and manufacturing software. You will build scalable systems, prototype key concepts, and collaborate across teams to meet ambitious goals.

You will lead development efforts, optimize performance, and ensure robust CI/CD, testing, deployment, and monitoring in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

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

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

Python

C#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

Single-page apps

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Angular

React

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Make

Bazel

Gradle

pip

npm

Job description

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Software Engineer to design and own mission-critical applications used across SpaceX for launch, Starlink, and manufacturing software. You will build scalable systems, prototype key concepts, and collaborate across teams to meet ambitious goals.

You will lead development efforts, optimize performance, and ensure robust CI/CD, testing, deployment, and monitoring in a fast-paced aerospace environment.