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Full Stack Engineer, Flight Software

SpaceX· Application Software
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Hawthorne, CA$125k - $160kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Full Stack Engineer role at SpaceX focusing on mission-critical software for flight and manufacturing systems, with ownership of software development across platforms used in Starship, Starlink, and launch operations.

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

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 experience (Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similarSingle page web applicationsVersion control, CI/CDSoftware designTesting, CI, build, deployment & monitoringApplication profiling and performanceBuild systems and package management
Nice to have:Unix-like OS and infrastructure toolsIn-stream data processingDocker and KubernetesFrontend frameworksDatabases

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation (3 weeks)
  • 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave per company policy
  • employee stock purchase plan and potential bonuses
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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