Principal Software Engineer (Application Software) at SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · Joined
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Principal Software Engineer (Application Software)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · Just now · 0 applicants
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Pay
$210k–$340kListed
Workplace
On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Lead
Team: Application Software · Source: jobright · Posted by joined-scrapper
About the role
Principal-level role on SpaceX's Application Software team owning mission-critical applications for launch vehicle production and flight, Starship, and Starlink operations. The position focuses on full-stack development, system design, cloud infrastructure, and performance engineering.
What you’ll do
Develop and own mission-critical applications supporting launch vehicle production and flight, Starship, and Starlink operations
Design software systems
Profile and improve application performance
Build single-page web applications
Manage UNIX-like systems with infrastructure tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet
Work with in-stream data processing technologies such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ
What you’ll need
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science plus 7+ years building/scaling software, or 9+ years experience in lieu of degree
5+ years of full stack development experience
Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented language
Experience building single-page web applications and using front-end frameworks like Angular or React
Experience with version control, CI/CD, testing, build systems, and package management
Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes and experience with database technologies like PostgreSQL or SQL Server
Original job description
SpaceX is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for its Application Software team. The role develops and owns mission-critical applications that support launch vehicle production and flight, Starship, and Starlink operations.Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 7+ years of professional experience building…