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Full Stack Software Engineer

SpaceX· Application Software
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Hawthorne, CA$125k - $195kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Full Stack Software Engineer at SpaceX responsible for building mission-critical applications enabling SpaceX operations, Starship manufacturing software, and Starlink systems. Owns broad software engineering and product development with emphasis on rapid design, prototyping, and collaboration across teams.

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:ProgrammingWeb Application DevelopmentVersion Control / CI/CD
Nice to have:Software ArchitectureTesting / Build / Deployment / MonitoringPerformance ProfilingBuild Systems / Package ManagementUNIX-like OS / DevOps ToolsIn-stream Data ProcessingContainerization & OrchestrationFrontend FrameworksDatabases

Benefits

  • long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
  • discretionary bonuses and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation
  • 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave per company policy
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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