Full Stack Software Engineer, Safety & Training

Full Stack Software Engineer, Safety & Training

Location:

Hawthorne, CA

SpaceX is developing technologies to make humanity explore the stars. The application software team creates mission‑critical applications to accelerate launch vehicle production and flight, and systems that enable Starlink to grow into a worldwide, fast, reliable Internet service. We seek engineers who treat fellow teammates with fairness, respect, and support.

Our team is building systems to enable rapid build and reuse of Starship and the next generation manufacturing software for high‑throughput Starlink factories. Other applications support concurrent streams of data from many always‑on assets to manage the world’s largest satellite constellation, and public‑facing systems that allow customers to join the Starlink network globally. We collaborate across the company on systems related to crewed launches, Starship flights, Starlink network changes, and more.

Aerospace experience is not required. We look for smart, motivated, respectful, collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on a super inspiring mission. You’ll have full ownership of challenging problems, working with a diverse team to design solutions that enable SpaceX to move toward our goals at a rapid pace.

• Develop highly reliable software solutions used across Space
  
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• 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 team collaborations on architecture, design, and code reviews.

• 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+ year of experience in full stack development.

• Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object‑oriented language.
• 1+ years of rigorous experience building single page web applications.
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts.
• Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment, and monitoring.
• Expertise in profiling and improving application performance.
• Experience with build systems (Make, Bazel/Pants/Buck, Gradle) and package management tools (pip, npm).
• Experience with UNIX‑like operating systems and tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet for managing them.
• Experience working with in‑stream data processing using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or similar technologies.
• Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies.

• You may be asked to work extended hours/weeks and weekends dependent on launch cadence.
• This role requires you to be onsite; remote or hybrid work will not be considered.

Pay Range:

• Software Engineer/Level I: $ - $ per year
• Software Engineer/Level II: $ - $ per year

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis and may vary based on job‑related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package  may also be eligible for long‑term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long‑term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long‑term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.

You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

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