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Software Engineer, Design Software (Starship)

SpaceX· Design Software
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Hawthorne, CA$125k - $145kfull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Software Engineer on SpaceX’s Design Software team for Starship, developing and maintaining software used by engineers to create, analyze, and distribute design data, including mesh processing, 3D graphics rendering, flight simulations, and iPad/iPhone applications. High-autonomy role focused on end-to-end ownership and interfacing with external APIs or hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Develop highly reliable software solutions that are used across SpaceX
  • Create new applications that improve how SpaceX operates
  • Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
  • Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
  • Deep dive into your users’ problems to find and create efficient solutions
  • Bring your voice to the table in team collaborations on architecture, design, and code reviews
  • Integrate electronics design software to manufacturing equipment

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
  • 1+ years of experience in full stack development

Skills

Required:Programming languages (Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java)Single page web applications
Nice to have:Version control and CI/CDSoftware system designTesting, deployment & monitoringPerformance profiling and optimizationBuild systems and package managementIn-stream data processingContainerization and orchestrationFront-end frameworksDatabasesGraph databases3D graphicsCAD software integration

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • vacation and holidays
  • paid sick leave as per policy
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • stock or long-term incentives
  • discretionary bonuses and stock purchase opportunities
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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