Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Launch Software
About The Position
SpaceX’s application software team develops mission-critical applications used across the company to accelerate launch vehicle production and flight, as well as systems that support Starlink’s growth. The team creates and evolves systems for rapidly building and reusing Starship, develops manufacturing software for high-throughput Starlink factories, and builds platforms that manage data from always-on assets and support customers joining the Starlink network. Engineers work closely with teams throughout SpaceX on software related to crewed launches, Starship flights, and changes to the Starlink network. The role offers ownership of challenging software problems and collaboration with a team of engineers to design and produce solutions. Aerospace experience is not required. The work includes developing reliable software, creating applications that improve company operations, prototyping design concepts, and owning software engineering and product development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a scientific discipline and 5+ years of professional software development experience; or 7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree.
- 3+ years of professional experience in full-stack development.
Nice To Haves
- Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or a similar object-oriented language.
- At least 1 year of rigorous experience building single-page web applications.
- 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 for managing them.
- 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 validate key design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
- Own all aspects of software engineering and product development.
- Investigate users’ problems and create efficient solutions.
- Participate in team collaboration on architecture, design, and code reviews.
Benefits
- Potential long-term incentives in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards.
- Potential discretionary bonuses.
- Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Comprehensive medical coverage.
- Vision coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Various other discounts and perks.
- May accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation.
- Eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- Paid sick leave pursuant to company policy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
