Sr. Full Stack Engineer (Application Software)
About the role
SpaceX’s application software team is the central nervous system of the company. We create mission-critical applications used throughout SpaceX to accelerate launch vehicle production and flight, and systems that allow Starlink to grow into a worldwide fast, reliable Internet service. Engineers on this team treat teammates with fairness, respect, and support.
Our team is currently building systems to enable rapid build and reuse of Starship and designing next-generation manufacturing software for high-throughput Starlink factories. Other applications range from platforms that manage concurrent data streams from always-on assets for the world’s largest satellite constellation to public-facing systems where customers join the Starlink network globally. We collaborate closely with engineers across the company to update systems for crewed launches, Starship flights, Starlink network changes, and more.
Aerospace experience is not required; we seek smart, motivated, respectful, and collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to impact an inspiring mission. You will own challenging problems, working with a diverse team to design and deliver solutions that help SpaceX move toward its goals at a rapid pace. The success of SpaceX missions depends on the software you and your team produce.
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
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 5+ years of professional software development experience; OR 7+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree
- 3+ years of professional full stack development experience
- You must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
- Occasional extended hours or weekend work may be required depending on launch cadence
Skills
- Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented language
- 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, 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 in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework
- Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies