SpaceX
Software Engineer (Flight Reliability)
About this role
SpaceX seeks a Software Engineer for Flight Reliability to develop mission-critical applications supporting launch vehicle production, flight operations, and Starlink infrastructure. You'll own full-stack projects with direct impact on launch success, working collaboratively to solve complex technical problems at scale.
What you'll do
- Develop highly reliable, mission-critical software used across SpaceX operations
- Design and build new applications to improve SpaceX operational efficiency
- Create prototypes to validate design concepts and measure technical constraints
- Take end-to-end ownership of software engineering and product development
- Analyze user problems deeply to architect efficient solutions
- Participate in team architecture reviews, design discussions, and code reviews
What they're looking for
- Full-stack software development
- Object-oriented programming (Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, or Java)
- Single-page application development (Angular or React)
- Version control and CI/CD practices
- Software systems design and architecture
- Application performance profiling and optimization
- Docker containerization
- Database design (PostgreSQL or SQL Server)
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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 maintaining full-stack applications in production environments.
- Tell us about a time you owned a challenging software problem end-to-end—what was your approach to architecture and design?