Job brief: Software Engineer (Starship)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-12 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-12.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• The same title for the same place was listed 1 other time on this board in the last 90 days: several openings, or a re-posted job.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $125,000 to $195,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hawthorne, CA · Starbase, TX
• Posted: 2026-11-11

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.

Must have

• Aerospace experience is not required to succeed here.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or scientific discipline;
• OR 2+ years of professional experience building software or data pipelines in lieu of a degree
• 1+ years of experience doing data engineering, data science, full stack development, or software engineering via project team, research, internships, and/or professional experience
• Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to meet major milestones
• Must be able to travel - up to 10% work week travel may be required to other sites

Conditions

• You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/…

Main duties

• Be the extreme owner of automations, applications, and data pipelines
• Own projects throughout their entire lifecycle: problem identification, solution ideation, architecting, implementation, adoption, monitoring, and iteration
• Query, clean, and transform data to inform and focus all levels of supply chain—from individual contributors to senior executives.
• Collaborate with central software teams on a shared vision for the software ecosystem, project requirements, roadmaps, and implementation details.
• Develop, standardize, and continuously improve key process indicators and other operational metrics

Lines copied from the posting, not rewritten. "Preferred" or "nice to have" items are not listed as must-haves.

How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in California: $212k a year (790 listings, 39 employers). This listing is 24% lower.
• Across SpaceX's 2,905 open listings, 59% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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