Sr. Software Engineer (Flight Reliability)

Hawthorne, CAfull time

Remote

senior

$160k–$225k

H1B: no

SpaceX Sr. Software Engineer (Flight Reliability) at SpaceX develops highly reliable software solutions to accelerate launch vehicle production and flight. The role includes building applications to improve operations and designing agentic AI systems.

Responsibilities

Develop highly reliable software solutions that are used across SpaceX
Create new applications that improve how SpaceX operates
Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
Deep dive into your users’ problems to find and create efficient solutions
Bring your voice to the table in team collaborations on architecture, design, and code reviews

Qualification

Bachelor's degree in computer scienceProgramming experience in PythonExperience with version controlExpertise in designing software systemsDeep understanding of testingProduction experience with Docker

Required

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

Preferred

Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented language
5+ years of rigorous experience building single page web applications
Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts
Expertise in designing software systems
Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment, and monitoring
Expertise in profiling and improving application performance
Experience designing and deploying agentic AI systems, including LLM prompting, context retrieval, evaluation, and monitoring
Production experience with Docker

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Parental Leave
Life Insurance
Flexible Work

Company

SpaceX

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