Sr. Software Engineer

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Sr. Software Engineer in USA

SpaceX
Full time
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USA
10/10/2026
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Hawthorne, CA

Responsibilities

Partner with engineering teams to identify repetitive, time-consuming, or error-prone work and build automation tools.
Process telemetry, hardware design databases, configuration files, manufacturing records, and test data to automate review, detect anomalies, and surface insights.
Design agentic AI systems, multi-agent workflows, and MCP servers that interact with internal systems and engineering data.
Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines, mission workflows, and review and sign-off processes.
Build internal web dashboards for mission status, open work, and data review results.
Prototype, productionize, test, validate, maintain, and measure the impact of engineering tools.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, mathematics, or physics, or 4+ years of relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree.
At least 5 years of software engineering experience focused on automation tools and/or AI integrations.
At least 5 years of programming experience in Python.
Experience building tools adopted by engineers or other end users and gathering and incorporating user feedback.
Experience processing large engineering or scientific datasets using tools such as pandas and NumPy.
Experience with agentic AI systems, multi-agent workflows, prompt and context engineering, tool or function calling, MCP servers, agent skills, and LLM evaluations.
Experience integrating systems through REST APIs and working with relational, non-relational, and vector databases, including strong SQL skills.
Full-stack web application or dashboard experience, including React/TypeScript frontends and Python backends such as FastAPI or Flask.
Proficiency with Linux, Git, testing, CI/CD, and monitoring, plus familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
Familiarity with hardware engineering concepts or experience transitioning from hardware or test engineering into software.
Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical tradeoffs to engineers in other disciplines.
Ability to own ambiguous problems from initial concept through long-term maintenance.
Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

Benefits

Base salary range is $165,000.00-$265,000.00 for Level 3, with eligibility for stock or long-term cash incentives, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401(k), disability and life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, approximately three weeks of paid vacation, paid holidays, and paid sick leave.
The role is subject to ITAR eligibility requirements and may require extended hours and weekend work.

Salary: $165k - $265k/yr

SpaceX

SpaceX builds advanced rockets and spacecraft with the aim of making human life multiplanetary, particularly focusing on establishing a sustainable presence on Mars. Its innovative technologies and ambitious missions cater to space enthusiasts, researchers, and industries looking to push the boun...

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