Software Engineer, High Performance Computing is open at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. The posting gives a salary of $125K - $150K. Posted on Jul 6, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Create highly reliable software systems that control hundreds of satellites in low earth orbit Leverage software design to improve satellite constellation performance, security, and availability to meet the needs of a wide range of users See your software through from start to finish: from figuring out the core needs to prototyping, developing, and testing; to on-orbit rollout and beyond Work with interdisciplinary…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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