Application Software Engineer - Memphis

SpaceX develops technologies intended to enable human life on Mars and operates software systems supporting launch vehicle production, flight, manufacturing, and Starlink services. The Application Software Engineer will develop reliable applications, build prototypes, own software engineering and product development, and collaborate on architecture, design, and code reviews to improve company operations.

What you'll do:

• 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

What they're looking for:

• * Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• * 1+ years of experience in full stack development
• * You may be asked to work extended hours/weekends dependent on launch cadence
• * This role requires you to be onsite. Remote and/or hybrid work will not be considered
• * To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
• * 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 (Make, Bazel/Pants/Buck, Gradle) and package management tools (pip, npm)