Software Engineer, Manufacturing

SpaceX • Bastrop, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The application software team develops mission-critical applications used across SpaceX to accelerate launch vehicle production and flight, as well as systems supporting Starlink’s growth. The team is building and evolving systems for rapid Starship production and reuse and developing manufacturing software for high-throughput Starlink factories. Its other applications support concurrent data streams from always-on assets, management of a large satellite constellation, and customer-facing access to the Starlink network. Engineers work with colleagues throughout SpaceX to build and update systems for crewed launches, Starship flights, Starlink network changes, and other needs. Aerospace experience is not required. The role offers ownership of challenging software problems and collaboration with a team to design and deliver solutions supporting SpaceX’s mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a scientific discipline, or at least 2 years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in full-stack development.
• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• Must be willing to work onsite; remote and hybrid work are not considered.
• Must meet applicable U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain required authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• At least 1 year of experience building single-page web applications.
• Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or a similar object-oriented language.
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts.
• Expertise in designing software systems.
• Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment, and monitoring.
• Expertise in profiling and improving application performance.
• Experience with build systems such as Make, Bazel, Pants, Buck, or Gradle, and package management tools such as pip or npm.
• Experience with UNIX-like operating systems and tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet.
• Experience with in-stream data processing using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or similar technologies.
• Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Front-end experience with Angular, React, or a similar JavaScript framework.
• Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions used across SpaceX.
• Create new applications that improve how SpaceX operates.
• Build prototypes to test key design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development.
• Investigate users’ problems and develop efficient solutions.
• Participate in team discussions and reviews of architecture, design, and code.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time