Junior Software Engineer (Full Stack)

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Job Summary:

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars and is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to enhance manufacturing processes. The role involves developing software for materials databases, building analysis tools, and collaborating with various teams to optimize production and quality.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and own key materials database software for all of SpaceX

• Build advanced analysis tools to maximize the value and usefulness of materials data at the company

• Design and write the software to connect hardware and tooling to process monitoring systems

• Work with data pipelines from production line, suppliers, and testing lab to web application interfaces in our materials database software

• Work closely with simulation and machine learning experts to link model outputs to process inputs

• Deep dive into your users’ problems to find and create efficient solutions

• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies

• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency)

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline and 2+ years of software development experience; OR 5+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree

• Experience in full stack development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science

• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary

• Ability to travel to other SpaceX sites as needed

Preferred:

• Programming experience in Python, C++, Go or similar object-oriented language

• Experience deploying applications to production with Docker and Kubernetes

• Experience with web development frameworks such as Flask, SQLAlchemy and FastAPI

• Experience working with stream data processing using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or similar technologies

• Front-end experience in React or similar JavaScript UI frameworks

• Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies

• Good understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment and monitoring

• Experience with Linux applications and server components

• Experience with data exploration and monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Jupyter

• Experience with manufacturing

Company:

SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Hawthorne, California, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.