Application Software Engineer

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions used across SpaceX.
• Create applications that improve how SpaceX operates.
• Build prototypes to validate key design concepts and technical constraints.
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development.
• Analyze user problems and create efficient solutions.
• Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews.

Basic Qualifications

• 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 Skills and Experience

• Programming experience in Python, C# .NET, Go, Scala, Java, or a similar object-oriented language.
• Experience building single-page web applications.
• Experience with version control and continuous integration and delivery concepts.
• Experience designing software systems, testing, build, deployment, monitoring, and application performance improvement.
• Experience with Make, Bazel, Pants, Buck, Gradle, pip, npm, Unix-like systems, Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet.
• Experience with Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, Angular, React, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server.

Schedule Requirements

• May require extended hours or weekend work depending on launch cadence.

Workplace

• This is an onsite role; remote and hybrid work will not be considered.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base pay range is $125,000 to $160,000 for Level 1 and $145,000 to $195,000 for Level 2.
• Compensation may include long-term incentives, discretionary bonuses, stock purchase access, healthcare, retirement, insurance, paid leave, and holidays.

Export-Control Requirement

• Must meet ITAR export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorization.