Full Stack Engineer, Flight Software
$125K/yr – $160K/yr
You'll complete your application on the employer's website.
$125K/yr – $160K/yr
You'll complete your application on the employer's website.
Job type
Salary
$125K/yr – $160K/yr
Location
Sector
Posted
19 days ago
SpaceX develops technologies intended to enable human life on Mars and advances aerospace and satellite communications systems. The Full Stack Engineer, Flight Software will develop reliable software, create applications and prototypes, own software engineering and product development, and collaborate on architecture, design, and code reviews.
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 profiling
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
Benefits
Eligible for long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
Potential discretionary bonuses
Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an 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
Various other discounts and perks
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy
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
* 1+ years of experience in full stack development
* You may be asked to work extended hours/weekends dependent on launch cadence
* This role requires you to be onsite. Remote and/or hybrid work will not be considered
* 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 Applications, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, React
Preferred skills
* Expertise in designing software systems, * Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Experience
1+ years
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