Software Engineer, Mission-Critical Applications

InvestedintheMission; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Memphis seeks a Software Engineer, Application Software, to own the design and delivery of mission-critical applications used across SpaceX. You will build new tools and evolve systems enabling Starship manufacturing, Starlink operations, and launch workflows.

The role requires hands-on development, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and a passion for solving challenging problems in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree.
• 1+ years of 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

SPA development

CI/CD concepts

Software system design

Performance profiling

Unix/Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

React/Angular

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

2+ years professional software experience (in lieu of degree)

Tools

Make

Bazel

Pants

Buck

Gradle

pip

npm

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

SpaceX in Memphis seeks a Software Engineer, Application Software, to own the design and delivery of mission-critical applications used across SpaceX. You will build new tools and evolve systems enabling Starship manufacturing, Starlink operations, and launch workflows.

The role requires hands-on development, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and a passion for solving challenging problems in a fast-paced environment.