Sr. Software Engineer, Platform
Hawthorne · USD 165,000-230,000 / year · 1+ years experience · Posted Sep 25, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 1+ years experience
- Location
- Hawthorne
- Salary
- USD 165,000-230,000 / year · Base salary
About the role
- SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer, Platform to create mission critical applications that accelerate launch vehicle production, flight, and Starlink global internet services.
- The role involves designing systems to enable rapid build and reuse of Starship and next-generation manufacturing software for high throughput factories.
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 and 5+ years of professional experience in software development; OR 7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
- 3+ years of professional experience in full stack development
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident, (iii) Refugee, or (iv) Asylee, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
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
- Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Benefits
- Company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
Skills
- Python
- C#.NET
- Go
- Scala
- Java
- Make
- Bazel
- Pants
- Buck
- Gradle
- Terraform
- Ansible
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- Puppet
- Docker
- Kubernetes
