Lead Software Engineer, Starship Manufacturing (Application Software)

the opportunity to lead a team of highly skilled engineers both from a technical and personnel development perspective.

- Directly manage a team of software engineers

- Own all aspects, including prioritization, implementation, and delivery, of a system roadmap

- Provide strong technical leadership with a focus on continuous improvement

- Manage and track multiple priorities while maintaining a focus towards common project goals

- Develop highly reliable and available software systems

- Maintain highest standards of excellence, never settle for the status quo

- Collaborate with other leaders in the department, and across the company, to ensure success for SpaceX

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline and 3+ years of software development experience; OR 6+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree

- 1+ years of experience with object-oriented programming

- 1+ years of experience with leading software teams or projects

- Programming experience in Python, C#, .NET, Go, Java, or similar object-oriented language

- Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework

- Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies

- 4+ years of experience building single page web applications

- Expertise in designing software systems

- Expertise in testing and infrastructure

- Expertise in profiling and improving application performance

- Domain expertise in manufacturing systems

- Strong desire to mentor and grow employees

- Able to collaborate across group and department lines with a wide range of engineers and managers, including networking and working in a team development environment

- Excellent communication and teamwork skills

- Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed

- Must be willing to travel when needed

- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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