Sr. Software Engineer (Flight Reliability)
Core
Develop mission-critical software to accelerate launch vehicle production, flight operations, and Starlink growth while managing engineering changes and mitigating fleet risks.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (Flight Reliability)
Builds
Mission-critical applications for launch vehicles (Falcon, Starship, Dragon) and Starlink systems
Domain
Aerospace / Space Exploration
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Full stack development, software system design, testing and CI/CD, application performance profiling, database management, version control
Preferred skills
Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, Angular, React, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Docker, Agentic AI systems (LLM prompting, context retrieval, evaluation, monitoring)
Responsibilities
Develop highly reliable software solutions used across SpaceX, create new applications to improve operations, build prototypes to prove design concepts and quantify constraints, own all aspects of software engineering and product development, deep dive into user problems to create efficient solutions, collaborate on architecture, design, and code reviews
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC