SpaceX
Application Software Engineer, Employee Experience
About this role
SpaceX seeks a full-stack application software engineer to build mission-critical systems supporting rocket production, Starship manufacturing, and Starlink operations. You'll own challenging problems end-to-end, collaborating with engineers across the company to develop reliable software that directly enables SpaceX's aerospace goals.
What you'll do
- Develop highly reliable, mission-critical software solutions used across SpaceX operations
- Create new applications that improve manufacturing, launch vehicle production, and Starlink network management
- Build prototypes to validate design concepts and identify technical constraints
- Own full lifecycle of software engineering and product development
- Analyze user problems deeply to design efficient, scalable solutions
- Participate in team architecture, design reviews, and code collaboration
What they're looking for
- Full-stack development (frontend and backend)
- Object-oriented programming (Python, C#.NET, Go, Java, or Scala)
- Single-page application development (Angular, React, or similar)
- Docker, Kubernetes, and containerization
- SQL databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server)
- CI/CD, version control, and build systems (Bazel, Gradle, Make)
- Data streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ)
- Application performance profiling and optimization
Benefits
- Competitive base salary with performance-based stock options
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
- 3 weeks paid vacation, 10+ paid holidays, and paid sick leave
- Paid parental leave and disability insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan discount
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SpaceX
SpaceX develops advanced spacecraft and satellite systems, including the Starshield government satellite constellation and Starfall re-entry cargo capsule for global delivery. The company is hiring engineers in avionics integration, software test automation, mechanical design, and hardware reliability to validate flight-critical systems and ensure mission success.
- Website
- spacex.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience building and deploying full-stack applications end-to-end. What was your biggest challenge and how did you solve it?
- Tell us about a time you optimized an application's performance. What tools did you use and what were the results?