... CockroachDB, or similar) • Ability to work independently and in a team, take initiative, and communicate effectively • Previous experience with satellites or spacecraft systems is a plus • ...
... CockroachDB, or similar) • Ability to work independently and in a team, take initiative, and communicate effectively • Previous experience with satellites or spacecraft systems is a plus • ...
Docker, Kubernetes) • Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, or similar) • Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance Company : SpaceX ...
Docker, Kubernetes) • Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, or similar) • Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance Company : SpaceX ...
... CockroachDB, or similar) • Ability to work independently and in a team, take initiative, and communicate effectively • Previous experience with satellites or spacecraft systems is a plus • ...
... CockroachDB, or similar) • Ability to work independently and in a team, take initiative, and communicate effectively • Previous experience with satellites or spacecraft systems is a plus • ...
Senior FOUNDATION DB ENGINEER - Pasadena, CA - Onsite
Pasadena, CA · On-site
$114K - $156K/yr
Hands-on experience with FoundationDB distributed databases like CockroachDB, or Amazon Aurora. * Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Go, Java, Python, or C+
Senior FOUNDATION DB ENGINEER - Pasadena, CA - Onsite
Pasadena, CA · On-site
$114K - $156K/yr
Hands-on experience with FoundationDB distributed databases like CockroachDB, or Amazon Aurora. * Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Go, Java, Python, or C+
Docker, Kubernetes) • Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, or similar) • Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance Company : SpaceX ...
Docker, Kubernetes) • Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, or similar) • Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance Company : SpaceX ...
... CockroachDB, or similar relational database technologies • Production experience with infrastructure tools such as Docker and Kubernetes • Experience designing, building, and optimizing large ...
... CockroachDB, or similar relational database technologies • Production experience with infrastructure tools such as Docker and Kubernetes • Experience designing, building, and optimizing large ...
Senior Software Engineer, Energy Services
San Diego, CA · On-site
$130K - $171K/yr
Aurora, DynamoDB, CockroachDB, Oracle). Domain knowledge of the utility industry, electrical grid or renewable energy.
Senior Software Engineer, Energy Services
San Diego, CA · On-site
$130K - $171K/yr
Aurora, DynamoDB, CockroachDB, Oracle). Domain knowledge of the utility industry, electrical grid or renewable energy.
Strong hands-on experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Postgres, CockroachDB) * Architectural understanding of data classification standards, API egress patterns, and core data ...
Strong hands-on experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Postgres, CockroachDB) * Architectural understanding of data classification standards, API egress patterns, and core data ...
Software Engineer, Database Infrastructure
$222K - $245K/yr
Experience with self-hosted distributed databases on Kubernetes (e.g., TiDB, CockroachDB, Vitess, or Citus), horizontal sharding, or service/vertical extraction from monolithic architectures * Bonus:
Software Engineer, Database Infrastructure
$222K - $245K/yr
Experience with self-hosted distributed databases on Kubernetes (e.g., TiDB, CockroachDB, Vitess, or Citus), horizontal sharding, or service/vertical extraction from monolithic architectures * Bonus:
Senior Engineering Manager, Content Platform
$328K - $451K/yr
Medical
Life
PTO
Oversee the design and deployment of real-time streaming pipelines and distributed data architecture (utilizing tools like Scala 3, Apache Flink, and distributed SQL databases such as CockroachDB)
Senior Engineering Manager, Content Platform
$328K - $451K/yr
Medical
Life
PTO
Oversee the design and deployment of real-time streaming pipelines and distributed data architecture (utilizing tools like Scala 3, Apache Flink, and distributed SQL databases such as CockroachDB)
Senior Software Engineer, Energy Services
San Diego, CA · On-site
$130K - $171K/yr
Aurora, DynamoDB, CockroachDB, Oracle). Domain knowledge of the utility industry, electrical grid or renewable energy.
Senior Software Engineer, Energy Services
San Diego, CA · On-site
$130K - $171K/yr
Aurora, DynamoDB, CockroachDB, Oracle). Domain knowledge of the utility industry, electrical grid or renewable energy.
... CockroachDB, or similar) • Knowledge of computer architecture, networks, and inter-process communications (RESTful APIs, gRPC, etc.) • Understanding of version control, testing, continuous ...
... CockroachDB, or similar) • Knowledge of computer architecture, networks, and inter-process communications (RESTful APIs, gRPC, etc.) • Understanding of version control, testing, continuous ...
Software Engineer, Security
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$250K - $350K/yr
Medical
PTO
... EKS, CockroachDB, Kafka, Terraform/Pulumi, AWS) - while spending their day-to-day 100% focused on improving our security • Is organized and able to coordinate pen tests, audits, and competing ...
New
Software Engineer, Security
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$250K - $350K/yr
Medical
PTO
... EKS, CockroachDB, Kafka, Terraform/Pulumi, AWS) - while spending their day-to-day 100% focused on improving our security • Is organized and able to coordinate pen tests, audits, and competing ...
New
Software Engineer, Tracking (Starshield)
$145K - $175K/yr
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Retirement
PTO
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, or similar) * Previous experience with satellites or spacecraft systems * Strong background in math and physics * Ability to work ...
Software Engineer, Tracking (Starshield)
$145K - $175K/yr
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Retirement
PTO
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, or similar) * Previous experience with satellites or spacecraft systems * Strong background in math and physics * Ability to work ...
Software Engineer, Storage
San Francisco, CA · On-site
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Retirement
PTO
The team currently supports CockroachDB, Cassandra, Kafka and Redis as well as data abstraction services to reduce the complexity of interacting with storage systems for Product Engineers. About the ...
Software Engineer, Storage
San Francisco, CA · On-site
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Retirement
PTO
The team currently supports CockroachDB, Cassandra, Kafka and Redis as well as data abstraction services to reduce the complexity of interacting with storage systems for Product Engineers. About the ...
Principal Software Engineer - Environments Engineering
Palo Alto, CA · On-site
$204K - $285K/yr
Medical
Retirement
... CockroachDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL) * Implement lifecycle management, cost governance, and resource reclamation - including time-to-live policies, idle detection, automatic teardown, quota management ...
Principal Software Engineer - Environments Engineering
Palo Alto, CA · On-site
$204K - $285K/yr
Medical
Retirement
... CockroachDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL) * Implement lifecycle management, cost governance, and resource reclamation - including time-to-live policies, idle detection, automatic teardown, quota management ...
Software Engineer (Starlink Enterprise)
$155K - $185K/yr
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Retirement
PTO
Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, CockroachDB, or similar database technologies * Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts * Experience with ...
Software Engineer (Starlink Enterprise)
$155K - $185K/yr
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Retirement
PTO
Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, CockroachDB, or similar database technologies * Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts * Experience with ...
Full Stack Software Engineer, Observability (Starlink)
$145K - $175K/yr
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Retirement
PTO
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, etc.) and/or distributed data systems. * Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments. * Familiarity with streaming ...
Full Stack Software Engineer, Observability (Starlink)
$145K - $175K/yr
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Retirement
PTO
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, etc.) and/or distributed data systems. * Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments. * Familiarity with streaming ...
Principal Software Engineer - Environments Engineering
Palo Alto, CA · On-site
$155K - $207K/yr
Medical
Retirement
... CockroachDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL) * Implement lifecycle management, cost governance, and resource reclamation - including time-to-live policies, idle detection, automatic teardown, quota management ...
Principal Software Engineer - Environments Engineering
Palo Alto, CA · On-site
$155K - $207K/yr
Medical
Retirement
... CockroachDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL) * Implement lifecycle management, cost governance, and resource reclamation - including time-to-live policies, idle detection, automatic teardown, quota management ...
Principal Software Engineer - Environments Engineering
Palo Alto, CA · On-site
$159K - $213K/yr
Medical
Retirement
... CockroachDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL) * Implement lifecycle management, cost governance, and resource reclamation - including time-to-live policies, idle detection, automatic teardown, quota management ...
Principal Software Engineer - Environments Engineering
Palo Alto, CA · On-site
$159K - $213K/yr
Medical
Retirement
... CockroachDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL) * Implement lifecycle management, cost governance, and resource reclamation - including time-to-live policies, idle detection, automatic teardown, quota management ...
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Full-time
Re-posted 13 days ago
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8.8
Based on 147 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz
15th of 72 rated aerospace companies
Job description
Job Summary:
SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The Software Engineer for Collision Avoidance will work in the GNC organization to build mission-critical systems for low-earth orbit safety, focusing on payload management, collision avoidance, and orbital prediction tools.
Responsibilities:
• Develop highly reliable and available software systems for managing thousands of satellites in low-earth orbit
• Develop prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
• Collaborate with other engineers to plan and organize the development of our products
• See your software through from start to finish: from figuring out the core needs to prototyping, developing, and testing; to rollout and beyond
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline; or 3+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree
• +1 years of professional experience in software development
Preferred:
• Experience with Python, C++, or a similar object-oriented programming language
• Experience with distributed systems or large-scale consumer internet systems
• Production experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment, and monitoring
• Experience with profiling and improving application performance
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, or similar)
• Ability to work independently and in a team, take initiative, and communicate effectively
• Previous experience with satellites or spacecraft systems is a plus
• Strong background in math and physics
Company:
SpaceX develops and operates rockets, satellite networks, and AI infrastructure including launch, connectivity, and cloud services. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Hawthorne, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.
SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The Software Engineer for Collision Avoidance will work in the GNC organization to build mission-critical systems for low-earth orbit safety, focusing on payload management, collision avoidance, and orbital prediction tools.
Responsibilities:
• Develop highly reliable and available software systems for managing thousands of satellites in low-earth orbit
• Develop prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
• Collaborate with other engineers to plan and organize the development of our products
• See your software through from start to finish: from figuring out the core needs to prototyping, developing, and testing; to rollout and beyond
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline; or 3+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree
• +1 years of professional experience in software development
Preferred:
• Experience with Python, C++, or a similar object-oriented programming language
• Experience with distributed systems or large-scale consumer internet systems
• Production experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment, and monitoring
• Experience with profiling and improving application performance
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, or similar)
• Ability to work independently and in a team, take initiative, and communicate effectively
• Previous experience with satellites or spacecraft systems is a plus
• Strong background in math and physics
Company:
SpaceX develops and operates rockets, satellite networks, and AI infrastructure including launch, connectivity, and cloud services. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Hawthorne, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.
About SpaceX
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Industry
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing, data services, guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing and satellite telecommunications
Company size
1,001 - 5,000 Employees
Headquarters location
Hawthorne, CA, US