SpaceX
Full Stack Software Engineer - Simulation & Flight Systems
About this role
SpaceX seeks a Full Stack Software Engineer to design and develop mission-critical software for simulation and flight systems across the design-build-test-operations pipeline. You'll own features in high-performance web applications that directly support rocket flight, vehicle testing, and next-generation space exploration technologies.
What you'll do
- Build full-stack solutions integrating simulation software, emulators, and flight software for vehicle management
- Develop high-fidelity simulation and emulation software for all SpaceX vehicles
- Rapidly prototype and validate key design concepts and technical constraints
- Improve reliability, performance, and scalability of simulation platforms
- Collaborate with users to design and deliver features that enhance productivity
- Work on mission-critical systems supporting rocket flight and vehicle testing
What they're looking for
- Full-stack web development with JavaScript frameworks (React, Lit)
- Python, C, C++, or Rust programming
- Relational databases (SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)
- Object-oriented design and software architecture
- Linux/Unix systems and tools
- Docker and Kubernetes containerization
- Performance optimization and debugging
- High-performance computing systems
Benefits
- Work on mission-critical software that enables space exploration
- Collaborate with world-class engineering teams
- Opportunity to contribute to multiplanetary life technologies
- Dynamic environment with access to cutting-edge aerospace challenges
- Potential for Top Secret clearance sponsorship
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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 a complex full-stack project you built from scratch—what was your architecture and how did you ensure scalability?
- How would you approach designing a high-fidelity simulation system that needs to handle large-scale distributed data?