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Software Engineer, Developer Tools (Application Software)

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Hawthorne, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/19/2025

SOFTWARE ENGINEER, DEVELOPER TOOLS (APPLICATION SOFTWARE)

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Software Delivery Engineering develops the infrastructure which allows engineers across the company to develop, test, and ship highly robust software to the SpaceX fleet of rockets and spacecraft. Some of the products we're responsible for include a continuous integration and delivery system, data review automation tools, and a configuration data automation platform. This team works with all engineering disciplines to integrate design specifications, source code, system configuration, test data, and historical operational data into a single cohesive product.

Aerospace experience is not required to be successful here - rather we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on a super inspiring mission.

As a Software Engineer on the Software Delivery Engineering team, you will engage with other SpaceX engineers to learn about their workflows, challenges, and the systems they are building. You will take this knowledge and your own passion for building great software, and develop systems that allow our teams to innovate rapidly and reliably. You will be responsible for the complete life-cycle of the software you create, including development, testing, and support. You are the engineer that other engineers can count on; you are technically excellent, you attack every problem with enthusiasm, you care deeply about what it takes to build high quality software. You are a self-starter, team player, have the hunger to venture quickly into unknown areas and code and make the system work.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • Build and maintain software systems that are used by the entire company to deliver software to SpaceX's fleet
  • Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
  • Act as a responsible engineer for various software products
  • Deep dive into your users' problems, find efficient solutions
  • Provide strong technical leadership, focus on continuous improvement

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS :

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a STEM discipline and 1 years of professional software engineering experience; OR 3 years of professional software engineering experience in lieu of a degree
  • Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts
  • PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE :

  • 2 years of experience in web applications development
  • Expertise writing software in languages like Python, Go, JavaScript, Typescript
  • Expertise with Linux, Docker, Kubernetes
  • Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform
  • Experience with build systems (Make, Bazel / Pants / Buck, Gradle) and package management tools (pip, npm)
  • Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & continuous monitoring
  • Experience scaling web applications and optimizing applications for performance
  • Solid understanding of UI / UX design to provide intuitive applications
  • Great creative and innovative problem-solving skills
  • Initiative and the ability to work independently and collaborate within a team
  • ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS :

  • You may be asked to work extended hours / weekends dependent on launch cadence
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