Full Stack Software Engineer - Simulation & Flight Systems

SpaceX
California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 125,000 - 195,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 1+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Software craftsmanship","Debugging","Performance optimization","Test automation","Communication","Collaboration"]

Own full-stack features for high-performance web applications that power the design–build–test–operations pipeline for simulation and flight systems. Build and maintain high-fidelity simulation/emulation software, rapidly prototype to quantify constraints, and improve reliability, performance, and scalability. Collaborate with engineering teams and end users to deliver capabilities that expand SpaceX ground and space systems and help validate next-generation flight technologies.

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Full Stack Software Engineer - Simulation & Flight Systems

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Job Summary

Own full-stack features for high-performance web applications that power the design–build–test–operations pipeline for simulation and flight systems. Build and maintain high-fidelity simulation/emulation software, rapidly prototype to quantify constraints, and improve reliability, performance, and scalability. Collaborate with engineering teams and end users to deliver capabilities that expand SpaceX ground and space systems and help validate next-generation flight technologies.
Location: California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build full-stack solutions that manage analysis, prototypes, and vehicles by integrating simulation software, emulators, and flight software.
  • •Rapidly develop prototypes that prove design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
  • •Create and maintain high-fidelity simulation and emulation software for all vehicles while improving quality.
  • •Continuously improve the reliability, performance, and scalability of simulation platforms.
  • •Partner with users to design and deliver features that improve experience and productivity.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 125,000 - 195,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kLife InsurancePaid ParentalPaid LeaveLong-term Disability

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science plus 1+ years of software development, or 3+ years building software in lieu of a degree.
  • •1+ years building full-stack single-page web applications using JavaScript libraries (React, Lit).
  • •Professional experience developing applications using Python, C, C++, or Rust.
  • •Experience with relational databases (SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle).
  • •Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance (Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q) as a condition of employment.
Experience:1+ yearsSimulationDistributed systemsFlight systemsHigh-performance computing
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Software craftsmanshipDebuggingPerformance optimizationTest automationCommunicationCollaboration
Tech Stack:JavaScriptReactLitPythonCC++RustC#SQLPostgreSQLMySQLOracleDockerKubernetesLinux/UnixEmulatorsSimulation platforms

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Security Clearance:Top SecretTop Secret SCIDOE Level Q

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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