SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER, STARSHIP MANUFACTURING & SITE DEVELOPMENT (APPLICATION SOFTWARE)
SpaceX is looking for ambitious software engineers to build up production of the Starship and Superheavy vehicles and the operations of the Starbase site itself. This team has autonomy to both find and solve problems across the entirety of production and residential domains of Starbase. It’s difficult to understate the challenge of this scope. We have a saying that prototypes are easy, but production is hard, and Starship’s production ambitions are far beyond any launch vehicle in history. We intend to make spaceflight as commonplace as aviation, and to do so will take thousands of these vehicles and entirely new approaches to aerospace manufacturing.
The goal of this program demands solving problems from first principles rather than simply rolling out what has been done before, and you’ll be given the freedom to find the problems most worth solving. You will work directly with the vehicle engineering and production leadership to design novel solutions to hard problems. And if done well, the rest of SpaceX will benefit from the software you’ll build at Starbase to help our other programs achieve their own ambitious goals, which in turn feed back into the success of Starship.
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Software Engineer/Senior: $160,000.00 - $220,000.00/per year
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation & will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.
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SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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