Full Stack Software Engineer, Platform
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA
About this role
**SpaceX — Full Stack Software Engineer, Platform** SpaceX was founded with the belief that a future where humanity is exploring the stars is more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. The Application Software team is the central nervous system of SpaceX—building mission-critical applications used across the company to accelerate launch vehicle production and flight, and to help Starlink grow into a worldwide, fast, reliable Internet service. Aerospace experience is not required. We’re looking for smart, motivated, respectful, collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on a super inspiring mission. --- **Responsibilities** - Develop highly reliable software solutions used across SpaceX - Create new applications that improve how SpaceX operates - Build prototypes to prove 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 - Contribute to team collaborations on architecture, design, and code reviews --- **Basic Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a scientific discipline; **or** 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree - 1+ years of experience in full stack development --- **Preferred Skills and Experience** - Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented languages - 1+ years 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 (Make, Bazel/Pants/Buck, Gradle) and package management tools (pip, npm) - Experience with UNIX-like operating systems and tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet - Experience with in-stream data processing using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or similar technologies - Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes - Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript frameworks - Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies --- **Additional Requirements** - You may be asked to work extended hours/weekends depending on launch cadence - This role requires you to be onsite. Remote and/or hybrid work will not be considered --- **Compensation and Benefits** - **Pay Range** - Level 1: **$125,000.00 – $160,000.00** - Level 2: **$145,000.00 – $195,000.00** Base salary is one part of a total rewards package that may include long-term incentives (company stock or long-term cash awards), potential discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Benefits include comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, a 401(k), disability and life insurance, paid parental leave, paid vacation, paid holidays, and paid sick leave per company policy. --- **ITAR Requirements** To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be one of the following: (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be
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