Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure (Application Software)

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain in house test infrastructure and applications used for production and integration testing and high fidelity simulations, onsite in Hawthorne, CA, with a focus on SpaceXAI and enhanced testing tooling across flight systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and sustain the core test infrastructure framework and related applications used across SpaceX teams
• Increase reliability, performance, and safety of test software and infrastructure
• Collaborate closely with flight software engineers and stakeholders to define new features and improve user experiences
• Own the end to end software engineering and product development for test infrastructure
• Analyze user challenges to design efficient, scalable solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a scientific discipline; or 2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree
• 1+ years of experience with C/C++
• 1+ years of experience with Python

Technologies

• C/C++, Python, Angular, React, Make, Bazel, pip, npm, UNIX-like operating systems
• Ansible, Puppet, Docker, Containerd, LXC, Kubernetes
• PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SpaceXAI

Benefits

• Long term incentives (stock, stock options, or long term cash awards)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short term and long term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Various other discounts and perks

ITAR requirements

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, a U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), a Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or an Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Additional requirements

• Extended hours and weekend work may be required based on launch cadence
• This role requires onsite work in Hawthorne, CA; remote or hybrid arrangements will not be considered

Compensation

• Pay Range for Software Engineer Levels I and II: Level I: $125,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year; Level II: $145,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year