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>>whoish+(OP)
SpaceX | Software Engineering | ONSITE - Redmond, WA OR Los Angeles, CA | ITAR restrictions apply | spacex.com/careers

--Apply directly using the links below or email your resume to softwarejobs@spacex.com--

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is looking for software engineer’s to build software used to design, develop, launch, and operate a low latency, high capacity satellite broadband network for Starlink.

Location: Redmond, WA (onsite)

Senior Frontend Software Engineer (Starlink): https://grnh.se/3bacf8ec2us

Senior Software Engineer (Starlink Automation and Infrastructure): https://grnh.se/fd60436b2us

Site Reliability Engineer (Service Mesh): https://grnh.se/d6f4bf432us

We're also hiring in our headquarters in Los Angeles!

Location: Hawthorne, CA (onsite)

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (Application Software): https://grnh.se/1f5a69532us

Senior Network Security Engineer (Starlink): https://grnh.se/f6efe6a32us

Senior Software Engineer (Starship): https://grnh.se/5b891cc32us

Information Security Engineer (Azure, Google Cloud, AWS): https://grnh.se/f23433af2us

GNC Software Automation Engineer: https://grnh.se/c587c1f22us

Join the only company in the world that launches & lands rockets, sends humans to space, builds an interplanetary rocket, and an entire space internet constellation!

>>SpaceX+1A1
Howdy,

I'm Steve. I work for SpaceX, and I'm the hiring manager for the 'Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (Application Software): https://grnh.se/1f5a69532us' position. I've been here for 4.5 years and I think what we do is neat.

This is an exciting time to be working in this organization. We just launched Starlink Beta; we have engineers writing software to help produce Starlinks (the dish), control our network, and manage customer accounts. At the same time, we have engineers writing software to help produce Starships, Dragon capsules, and refurbished Falcon 9 first stages. The projects we take on to aid these programs are challenging and rewarding.

If you have any questions about the role, our organization, or working at SpaceX, ask away. I'll do my best to respond promptly.

Best, Steve

>>ssepan+ND1
Hey SpaceX Steve!

I actually sent in an application last week for one of the roles listed. Totally agree it's a great time, you folks have a lot of of very cool things going on.

I do have two related questions. Just based on the listings I took a look at last week and what's here now, the engineering orgs at least seem relatively flat. Would you say that's true or is it just whats on the roster? Second question is if 'Senior' means anyting specific at SpaceX or is it just intended to communicate expectations around experience/skills?

Thanks!

>>jcims+LK1
If by flat you mean that we don't have a bunch of bureaucratic hierarchy, that's true. We have Engineer 1, 2, and Senior on the individual contributor line, and Lead, Manager, Sr. Manager, Director, and Sr. Director on the personnel management line. It could probably be simplified further without losing scope of responsibility information. Right now we have about 50 individual contributors and 11 personnel managers. Keeping a ratio of 5 individual contributors or less per manager makes it possible to have real career development conversations regularly.

Senior Engineer carries high expectations around scope, impact, and autonomy. In other words, Seniors have a lot of responsibility, are expected to move mountains regularly, and operate with relatively little direction.