Space Operations Software Engineer

About the role

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.

SPACE OPERATIONS SOFTWARE ENGINEER

SpaceX Operations Engineers are dedicated to the innovation of spaceflight operations. The Operations Tools team is responsible for deleting friction in spacecraft operations, applying the Algorithm to operations processes, and developing tooling to fly SpaceX spacecraft. We create tools and interfaces to enable the Dragon real-time operations teams to remotely fly spacecraft to the International Space Station and safely back to Earth, as well as remotely operate private passenger missions to Low Earth Orbit and beyond.

As a Space Operations Software Engineer you will become a SpaceX spacecraft operator, create tooling to enable the safe and efficient development and execution of spacecraft operations, and partner with peer teams to accelerate the advancement of human spaceflight.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- 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

- Become an on-console mission control operator to support human and cargo spaceflight missions

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree

- 1+ years of experience in full stack development

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

- Programming experience in Python, C#/.NET, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented language

- Programming experience integrating autonomous agents into customer workflows

- 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)

- Experience with UNIX-like operating systems, and with infrastructure-as-code or configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet