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Sr. Software Engineer, Design Software (Starship)

SpaceX is developing the Starship launch platform to take humans to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The Design Software team is seeking a senior software engineer to build and maintain tools used by engineers for mesh processing, 3D rendering, flight simulation, wearables, and integration with manufacturing equipment and external APIs/hardware.

Skills

  • Production software development experience (C#, Java, Python or similar).
  • Full-stack application development experience (frontend + backend).
  • Containerization and orchestration: Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Frontend frameworks such as Angular or React.
  • Relational database experience (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar).
  • Streaming/in-stream data processing (Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or similar).
  • Strong testing, CI/CD, build, deployment and monitoring practices.
  • Profiling and performance optimization expertise.
  • Experience interfacing with hardware/APIs and supporting manufacturing workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain reliable software tools for engineering workflows (mesh processing, 3D rendering, simulations, wearables).
  • Create prototypes to validate design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
  • Own full lifecycle product development: requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Collaborate with engineers and technical stakeholders to understand problems and translate them into software solutions.
  • Integrate electronics/design software with manufacturing equipment and external APIs or hardware.
  • Contribute to architecture, design reviews, and code reviews to improve team practices and code quality.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a related science discipline and 5+ years professional software development experience.
  • Or 7+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Eligible for long-term incentives (company stock or long-term cash awards) and potential discretionary bonuses.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (discounted stock purchase).
  • Approximately 3 weeks paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year.
  • Paid sick leave per company policy and other employee discounts/perks.
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