🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll develop mission-critical applications for SpaceX's launch vehicles and Starlink, working on flight reliability systems that manage engineering changes and mitigate risks. You'll own challenging problems end-to-end, building software that directly enables human exploration of space. Aerospace experience is not required—just strong engineering skills and a passion for the mission.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Develop highly reliable software solutions used across SpaceX
• Create new applications that improve how SpaceX operates
• Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development

📋 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 4+ years of professional experience building software
• 6+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of degree
• 5+ years of experience in full stack development

✨ Nice to Have

• Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar OO language
• Experience building single page web applications with modern frameworks
• Experience with version control, CI/CD, and designing agentic AI systems

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🏖️ Paid Vacation: 3 weeks of paid vacation + 10+ paid holidays
• 🏥 Comprehensive Coverage: Medical, vision, dental, short/long-term disability, life insurance
• 💰 Stock & Bonuses: Long-term incentives (stock or cash awards), discretionary bonuses, employee stock purchase plan
• 👶 Parental Leave: Paid parental leave
• 📈 Retirement: 401(k) retirement plan

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Recruiter Phone Screen· 30 min
2. 2Technical Phone Interview· 60 min
3. 3Onsite Interview (multiple rounds)· 4-5 hours

🚩 Heads Up

• May be asked to work extended hours/weekends dependent on launch cadence
• ITAR requirements restrict to US persons only