Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure (Application Software)
About The Position
As a Software Engineer on the test infrastructure team, you will design, develop, and maintain SpaceX’s in-house testing ecosystem that powers software and hardware test and validation across all flight systems. You will build and evolve the core test infrastructure framework and supporting applications used for production testing, integration testing, and high-fidelity simulations. This is a high-impact role where you will work across engineering groups to create reliable, scalable, and performant testing tools that accelerate vehicle production and flight software. Our testing software is critical to mission success for all vehicle programs at SpaceX. SpaceX is looking for smart, motivated software engineers who enjoy taking on complex challenges, work well in dynamic environments, and care about software best practices. Help us build world-class software that is critical to SpaceX’s mission to Mars.
Requirements
- 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 with C/C++
- 1+ years of experience with Python
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing telemetry-based software
- Expertise in designing software systems
- Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework
- Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & monitoring
- Expertise in profiling and improving application performance
- Experience with build systems (Make and Bazel preferred) and package management tools (pip, npm)
- Experience with UNIX-like operating systems and tools like Ansible and Puppet for managing them
- Production experience with Docker, Containerd, LXC, and/or Kubernetes
- Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the core test infrastructure framework and applications used across SpaceX
- Improve reliability, performance, and safety of test software and infrastructure
- Work closely with flight software engineers and users across the company to develop new features and improve user experiences
- Own all aspects of software engineering and product development for test infrastructure
- Deep dive into users’ problems to find and create efficient solutions
Benefits
- company stock
- stock options
- long-term cash awards
- discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- short & long-term disability insurance
- life insurance
- paid parental leave
- various other discounts and perks
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- paid sick leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
