Software Engineer (Application Software)

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions used across SpaceX.
• Create applications that improve SpaceX operations.
• Build prototypes to validate design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
• Own software engineering and product development activities.
• Understand user problems and create efficient solutions.
• Contribute to architecture, design, and code reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a scientific discipline, or 2+ years of professional software-building experience in lieu of a degree.
• At least 1 year of full-stack development experience.
• Preferred experience with Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or a similar object-oriented language.
• Preferred rigorous experience building single-page web applications and designing software systems.
• Preferred experience with version control, continuous integration and delivery, testing, build, deployment, monitoring, and application performance optimization.
• Preferred experience with build systems, package management, UNIX-like operating systems, infrastructure-management tools, in-stream data processing, Docker, Kubernetes, front-end JavaScript frameworks, and relational databases.
• Must be eligible under applicable ITAR requirements or able to obtain required authorizations.

Benefits

• Onsite work is required; remote and hybrid work are not considered.
• The role may require extended hours or weekends depending on launch cadence.
• Benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage, a 401(k), disability and life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks.
• Employees may accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and receive 10 or more paid holidays annually, along with paid sick leave under company policy.
• Potential additional rewards include company stock or long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an employee stock purchase plan.