Full Stack Software Engineer, Flight Software

SpaceX develops technologies intended to enable human life on Mars and operates mission-critical systems supporting launch vehicles, Starlink, and manufacturing. The Full Stack Software Engineer, Flight Software will develop reliable software, create operational applications, build prototypes, and own software engineering and product development from design through delivery.

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

Preferred

Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented language

1+ years of rigorous experience building single page web applications

Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts

Expertise in designing software systems

Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & monitoring

Expertise in profiling and improving application performance

Experience with build systems (Make, Bazel/Pants/Buck, Gradle) and package management tools (pip, npm)

Experience with UNIX-like operating systems and tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet for managing them

Experience working with in-stream data processing using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or similar technologies

Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework

Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies

Python programming

C#.NET programming

Go programming

Scala programming

Java programming

Single page applications

Version control

Continuous integration

Continuous delivery

Software system design

Testing concepts

Build deployment monitoring

Application performance improvement

Build systems

Package management tools

UNIX-like operating systems

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

In-stream data processing

Apache Kafka

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

Docker

Kubernetes

Angular

React

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Company

Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft

Hawthorne, California, USA

https://www.spacex.com/

Founded in 2002

1001-5000 employees

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

Experience in full stack development

Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented language

1+ years of rigorous experience building single page web applications

Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts

Expertise in designing software systems

Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & monitoring

Expertise in profiling and improving application performance

Experience with build systems (Make, Bazel/Pants/Buck, Gradle) and package management tools (pip, npm)

Experience with UNIX-like operating systems and tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet for managing them

Experience working with in-stream data processing using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or similar technologies

Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework

Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies

Required skills

Full-Stack Development, Python, C#/.NET, Go, Scala, Java, Single-Page Web Application Development, Software Systems Design, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka

Preferred skills

Expertise in designing software systems, Expertise in profiling and improving application performance, Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes, Glassdoor, 3.8, Hawthorne, California, USA, https://www.spacex.com, Public Company, Total Funding, $37.46B, Key Investors, Intesa Sanpaolo, Andreessen Horowitz, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, 2026-06-23, Post Ipo Debt· $25B, 2026-06-12, IPO, 2026-04-30, Secondary Market, Leadership Team, Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer, Bret Johnsen, CFO, Recent News, Quartz, 2026-10-17, The Motley Fool, Iraqi News

Experience

2+ years