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Sr. Software Engineer, Flight Software (starship)

Location: Starbase, Texas
Work mode: On-site
Type: full time
Listed: Jul 1, 2026

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Senior Software Engineer, Flight Software (Starship) at SpaceX. This role involves designing, developing, and testing software for Starship and Super Heavy flight systems, with responsibility for the entire software lifecycle. Requires strong technical leadership and a focus on continuous improvement.

Skills and focus areas

software development
autonomous software systems
simulations
prototyping
fault tolerant software
computer architecture
networks
control theory
c++
python
rust

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