# Sr. Software Engineer, Additive Manufacturing (Raptor) at SpaceX

- Company: SpaceX
- What the company does: SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, a16z and Founders Fund.
- Company website: https://www.spacex.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Hawthorne, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-25
- Apply by: 2026-11-09
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8843293002?gh_jid=8843293002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spacex-sr-software-engineer-additive-manufacturing-raptor/

## About the role

We are looking for good people and driven, adaptable, resilient software engineers with experience developing software to accelerate quality, speed, and efficiency of manufacturing processes at SpaceX. Our team is building out the next generation of software for metal 3D printing. In this role, you will be developing the core software operating our additive manufacturing machines. Your scope will span controls, data acquisition, build logic, infrastructure, and in-situ monitoring.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline and 5+ years of software development experience, OR 8+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
- 5+ years of experience with writing production code in C++
- Experience with modern continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools
- Experience in a Linux environment

Tags: Raptor Software - Engineering