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Manager, Software Engineering, People (Application Software)

SpaceX· Application Software
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Hawthorne, CA$195k - $290kfull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Software Engineering Manager leading teams building and supporting SpaceX’s People software systems (HRIS, payroll, employee lifecycle applications) to ensure reliability, data accuracy, privacy, auditability, and scalability while partnering with People, Payroll, and Talent stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Manage all aspects of the software supporting People operations, including HRIS, payroll, time and attendance, benefits, recruiting, employee master data and org structure, and the systems that connect People with finance, identity, facilities, and other teams across the company
  • Ensure successful execution on core goals such as reliability, data accuracy, privacy, auditability, and scalability; alignment with People, Payroll, and Talent stakeholders’ needs; and architecture that meets future needs as we scale headcount across sites and the rest of the business
  • Provide strong technical leadership and strategic guidance to the software teams, while focusing on continuously raising the bar on engineering and quality of execution
  • Drive speed of iteration of the software teams with focus on capability-based deliverables
  • Work with teams to set priorities, plan work, and help make trades on what is important at any given time
  • Own all aspects, including prioritization, implementation, and delivery, of the system roadmap
  • Collaborate with other leaders in the department, and across the company, to ensure data flows cleanly end-to-end, controls stay strong, and People systems keep pace with the business
  • Directly manage a team of software engineers and software engineering leads
  • Attract, onboard, and retain diverse top talent. Develop people and teams through coaching, mentoring, and management support
  • Conduct weekly 1:1s, goal setting, feedback conversations, and semi-annual performance reviews with engineers and engineering leads to ensure their well-being and team health, and support them in their learning and development

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline and 5+ years of software development experience; OR 7+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree
  • 1+ years of experience with direct report management for a software engineering team

Skills

Required:Full-stack development
Nice to have:Programming languagesFront-end frameworksDatabasesHRIS/payroll domain knowledgeSecurity/complianceLeadership/mentoring

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • access to a 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • discounts and perks
  • accrual of paid vacation and holidays
  • paid sick leave benefits per company policy
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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