Full Stack Software Engineer, Manufacturing Systems
Starbase, TX · 1+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Sep 26, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 1+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Starbase, TX
About the role
- The application software team is the central nervous system of SpaceX, creating mission-critical applications to accelerate launch vehicle production, flight, and Starlink growth.
- Engineers build and evolve systems for the rapid build and reuse of Starship and design next-generation manufacturing software for high-throughput Starlink factories.
- You will have full ownership of challenging problems, working closely with engineers across the company to design and produce impactful solutions.
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
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
- Experience in full stack development
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- Must be onsite; remote and/or hybrid work will not be considered
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State under ITAR regulations
Preferred qualifications
- Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented language
- 1+ 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 & monitoring
- Expertise in profiling and improving application performance
- Experience with build systems and package management tools
- Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Workplace
- Role requires you to be onsite; remote and/or hybrid work will not be considered
Skills
- Python
- C#.NET
- Go
- Scala
- Java
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Angular
- React
- PostgreSQL
- SQL Server
- Terraform
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- Ansible
- Puppet
- Apache Kafka
