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Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure (Application Software)

SpaceX· Application Software
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Hawthorne, CA$125k - $150kfull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Software Engineer on the test infrastructure team to design, develop, and maintain SpaceX’s in-house testing ecosystem for flight software and hardware validation, with a focus on SpaceXAI and improving engineering capacity through AI tooling.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the core test infrastructure framework and applications used across SpaceX
  • Improve reliability, performance, and safety of test software and infrastructure
  • Work closely with flight software engineers and users across the company to develop new features and improve user experiences
  • Own all aspects of software engineering and product development for test infrastructure
  • Deep dive into users’ problems to find and create efficient solutions

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 with C/C++
  • 1+ years of experience with Python

Skills

Required:C/C++Python
Nice to have:Telemetry softwareSoftware designFrontend frameworksTesting/CI/Build/MonitoringAI in developer toolsPerformance profilingBuild systemsUNIX/Linux toolingContainerizationDatabases

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short & long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan with potential discounts
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation plus 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave per company policy
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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