# Space Operations Software Engineer

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SPACE OPERATIONS SOFTWARE ENGINEER SpaceX Operations Engineers are dedicated to the innovation of spaceflight operations. The Operations Tools team is responsible for deleting friction in spacecraft operations, applying the Algorithm to operations processes, and developing tooling to fly SpaceX spacecraft. We create tools and interfaces to enable the Dragon real-time operations teams to remotely fly spacecraft to the International Space Station and safely back to Earth, as well as remotely operate private passenger missions to Low Earth Orbit and beyond. As a Space Operations Software Engineer you will become a SpaceX spacecraft operator, create tooling to enable the safe and efficient development and execution of spacecraft operations, and partner with peer teams to accelerate the advancement of human spaceflight. RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop highly reliable software solutions that are used across SpaceX Cre

- **Id**: 3821857
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/spacex-space-operations-software-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Hawthorne, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T15:34:29Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T11:52:55Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5374
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance, Parental leave, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Satellite Communications, Launch Services, Satellite Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 66
- **Name**: SpaceX
- **Domain**: spacex.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/spacex>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 56
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.054
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 85
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 125000
- **Max**: 160000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 160000

## Technologies

- **ActiveMQ** — Optional: yes
- **Angular** — Optional: yes
- **Ansible** — Optional: yes
- **Apache Kafka** — Optional: yes
- **C#** — Optional: yes
- **CI/CD** — Optional: yes
- **Configuration Management** — Optional: yes
- **Docker** — Optional: yes
- **Gradle** — Optional: yes
- **Java** — Optional: yes
- **JavaScript** — Optional: yes
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: yes
- **npm** — Optional: yes
- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: yes
- **Puppet** — Optional: yes
- **Python** — Optional: yes
- **RabbitMQ** — Optional: yes
- **React.js** — Optional: yes
- **Scala** — Optional: yes
- **SQL** — Optional: yes
- **Terraform** — Optional: yes
- **TypeScript** — Optional: yes
- **Unix** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T17:28:28Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 85
- **Reasons**: conf:2, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 160000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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