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Happy anniversary! Wanna work with us? Check out this role on my team - aerospace experience is not required: https://grnh.se/25a344122us https://grnh.se/25a34

Happy anniversary! Wanna work with us? Check out this role on my team - aerospace experience is not required: https://grnh.se/25a344122us https://grnh.se/25a344122us If that's not your flavor, we have others: https://www.spacex.com/careers/index.html?department=Software%2520Development https://www.spacex.com/careers/index.html?department=Softwar...

rbanffy 5y ago
The ITAR part is a bummer :-(
inetknght 5y ago
How much of the work is on-site? I live in Houston and don't want to move to California for software roles.
- ChickeNES 5y ago
  They are hiring for software roles in Boca Chica
jf 5y ago
How’s work/life balance at SpaceX these days?
- hirundo 5y ago
  > ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: > Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends I appreciate that they're upfront about that.
  - Redoubts 5y ago
    Do they hand out good chunks of equity for this at least?
- tkinom 5y ago
  https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/what-elon-musks-early-morning-spacex-all-hands-meeting-says-about-him.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/what-elon-musks-early-mornin... All hand meeting Sunday 1 AM.
whatshisface 5y ago
>Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends I'm not completely sure that a web developer doing typical frontend work would consider "being in the same company as people building rockets" to be exciting enough to justify the extended hours and weekends thing. For a mechanical engineer getting to practice the pinnacle of mechanical engineering? Yeah, I get it. For react work? Maybe not so much.
- colordrops 5y ago
  The crew displays of the Dragon 2 are built on web tech.
  - edrxty 5y ago
    Hollywood: we're running out of oxygen, we're going to die. Spacex: the electron app allowing us to control our life support systems via touch screen crashed, we're going to die.
    - aero-glide2 5y ago
      There are physical backups for important controls if touch screen fails.
- serjester 5y ago
  There’s not many greater missions out there than helping pioneer human space exploration. Realistically whatever your role, it’ll be incredibly small - SpaceX has thousands of employees. But however small, it’s moving the needle forward. If you’re at the point in your life where you can make major sacrifices to a greater cause I’d say this is a fantastic opportunity. Disclaimer: I’ve have no affiliation to SpaceX, I just believe in their mission.
  - evanlivingston 5y ago
    Whoah, this comment is dark
  - 5y ago
messe 5y ago
Damn. ITAR requirements? Surely with Starlink expanding globally (and focused on functioning in space, rather than the "easily-converted-to-ICBM's" that get it there) there's potential for hiring a more global workforce. Hit me up when EU nationals can apply for the more interesting positions.
mabbo 5y ago
> To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here. If not for this, I would have applied years ago. Your company is changing the world and I just wish I could be part of it.
- eggsome 5y ago
  I feel exactly the same way. I sometimes wonder what "or eligible to obtain the required authorizations" means. Does that just mean that SpaceX has to sponsor the clearance process for you? I remember reading another thread where they were talking about one or two non-US people working there, it would be nice if they elaborated more on what the process is for foreigners and maybe had some profiles of non-US people in their employee gallery. Even confirmation from a SpaceX person here that they do have people like that would be nice :)
  - walrus01 5y ago
    > I sometimes wonder what "or eligible to obtain the required authorizations" For stuff that goes beyond just being a US Citizen or Permanent Resident with no criminal record: If they want you to do an SF-86 with the US OPM for a Secret or better clearance, it really means "if you even THINK you have something negative in your personal background, don't waste our time or yours in applying" (reference: I'm one of the peoples whose full set of personal data was stolen in the OPM data breach) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Personnel_Management_data_breach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Personnel_Management... Not really in any way SpaceX specific, but this is something you will commonly see if applying with any large defense contractor/US-based aerospace industry firm.
    - brians 5y ago
      Please don’t spread this sort of FUD. I’ve had cleared colleagues who had nuanced opinions on which pot or acid to use, or who were draft dodgers from their home countries, or who were flamingly out with any kink you could care to name. They care about blackmail material, oaths to other governments, felonies, and not a lot else.
mncharity 5y ago
> If that's not your flavor, we have others: https://www.spacex.com/careers/index.html?department=Software%2520Development https://www.spacex.com/careers/index.html?department=Softwar... Many others - made for interesting reading.
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nynx 5y ago
Does spacex happen to have fall 2021 software internships?
spockz 5y ago
Do you also allow remote work from outside the US? I have lots of backend en service mesh experience.

rbanffy 5y ago

The ITAR part is a bummer :-(

inetknght 5y ago

How much of the work is on-site? I live in Houston and don't want to move to California for software roles.

ChickeNES 5y ago
They are hiring for software roles in Boca Chica

jf 5y ago

How’s work/life balance at SpaceX these days?

hirundo 5y ago
> ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: > Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends I appreciate that they're upfront about that.
- Redoubts 5y ago
  Do they hand out good chunks of equity for this at least?
tkinom 5y ago
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/what-elon-musks-early-morning-spacex-all-hands-meeting-says-about-him.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/what-elon-musks-early-mornin... All hand meeting Sunday 1 AM.

whatshisface 5y ago

>Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends I'm not completely sure that a web developer doing typical frontend work would consider "being in the same company as people building rockets" to be exciting enough to justify the extended hours and weekends thing. For a mechanical engineer getting to practice the pinnacle of mechanical engineering? Yeah, I get it. For react work? Maybe not so much.

colordrops 5y ago
The crew displays of the Dragon 2 are built on web tech.
- edrxty 5y ago
  Hollywood: we're running out of oxygen, we're going to die. Spacex: the electron app allowing us to control our life support systems via touch screen crashed, we're going to die.
  - aero-glide2 5y ago
    There are physical backups for important controls if touch screen fails.
serjester 5y ago
There’s not many greater missions out there than helping pioneer human space exploration. Realistically whatever your role, it’ll be incredibly small - SpaceX has thousands of employees. But however small, it’s moving the needle forward. If you’re at the point in your life where you can make major sacrifices to a greater cause I’d say this is a fantastic opportunity. Disclaimer: I’ve have no affiliation to SpaceX, I just believe in their mission.
- evanlivingston 5y ago
  Whoah, this comment is dark
- 5y ago

messe 5y ago

Damn. ITAR requirements? Surely with Starlink expanding globally (and focused on functioning in space, rather than the "easily-converted-to-ICBM's" that get it there) there's potential for hiring a more global workforce. Hit me up when EU nationals can apply for the more interesting positions.

mabbo 5y ago

> To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here. If not for this, I would have applied years ago. Your company is changing the world and I just wish I could be part of it.

eggsome 5y ago
I feel exactly the same way. I sometimes wonder what "or eligible to obtain the required authorizations" means. Does that just mean that SpaceX has to sponsor the clearance process for you? I remember reading another thread where they were talking about one or two non-US people working there, it would be nice if they elaborated more on what the process is for foreigners and maybe had some profiles of non-US people in their employee gallery. Even confirmation from a SpaceX person here that they do have people like that would be nice :)
- walrus01 5y ago
  > I sometimes wonder what "or eligible to obtain the required authorizations" For stuff that goes beyond just being a US Citizen or Permanent Resident with no criminal record: If they want you to do an SF-86 with the US OPM for a Secret or better clearance, it really means "if you even THINK you have something negative in your personal background, don't waste our time or yours in applying" (reference: I'm one of the peoples whose full set of personal data was stolen in the OPM data breach) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Personnel_Management_data_breach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Personnel_Management... Not really in any way SpaceX specific, but this is something you will commonly see if applying with any large defense contractor/US-based aerospace industry firm.
  - brians 5y ago
    Please don’t spread this sort of FUD. I’ve had cleared colleagues who had nuanced opinions on which pot or acid to use, or who were draft dodgers from their home countries, or who were flamingly out with any kink you could care to name. They care about blackmail material, oaths to other governments, felonies, and not a lot else.

mncharity 5y ago

> If that's not your flavor, we have others: https://www.spacex.com/careers/index.html?department=Software%2520Development https://www.spacex.com/careers/index.html?department=Softwar... Many others - made for interesting reading.

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nynx 5y ago

Does spacex happen to have fall 2021 software internships?

spockz 5y ago

Do you also allow remote work from outside the US? I have lots of backend en service mesh experience.