The opportunity
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 1+ years of software development: experience; OR 4+ years of professional software development experience in performant C++ OR numerical simulations
- Expert-level C++ skills focused on writing performant, simple, and safe code:: strong command of the language fundamentals, efficient memory management, multi-threading/concurrency, data-oriented design, and careful performance-oriented implementation (favoring straightforward, low-overhead solutions over complex abstractions or heavy STL use when they compromise speed or safety).
- Experience building or optimizing high-performance simulations, physics: engines, or real-time systems (e.g., game engines, multi-body dynamics, robotics, or aerospace simulators).
- High-performance computing (HPC) background: parallel computing, multi-threading, profiling/optimization tools, scalable architectures, or related techniques (Monte Carlo, distributed sims, etc.).