Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure — AI-Driven Testing

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation

Paid parental leave

Job summary

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Software Engineer for the test infrastructure team. You will design, develop, and maintain the in-house testing ecosystem that supports software and hardware validation across flight systems.

This high-impact role requires engaging across engineering groups to create scalable testing tools. Candidates should have proficiency in C/C++ and Python, with an emphasis on developing testing infrastructure. Additional perks include extensive medical coverage and stock options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software.
• 1+ years of experience with C/C++.
• 1+ years of experience with Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the core test infrastructure framework and applications.
• Improve reliability, performance, and safety of test software and infrastructure.
• Work closely with flight software engineers and users to develop new features.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Telemetry-based software development

Testing

Continuous integration

Build systems

Docker

PostgreSQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or relevant field

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Kubernetes

Make

Bazel

pip

npm

Job description

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Software Engineer for the test infrastructure team. You will design, develop, and maintain the in-house testing ecosystem that supports software and hardware validation across flight systems.

This high-impact role requires engaging across engineering groups to create scalable testing tools. Candidates should have proficiency in C/C++ and Python, with an emphasis on developing testing infrastructure. Additional perks include extensive medical coverage and stock options.