SpaceX Senior Software Developer reviews

4.8

99% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)
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99% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

Senior Software Developer employees have rated SpaceX with 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. SpaceX is rated 32% above average by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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5.0
Jan 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

For me, the main reason to work at SpaceX is an unparalleled sense of accomplishment from seeing tangible results of my work. A close second reason is the smart and motivated people I work with every day. If you have a passion for space exploration or global communications, there should be no need to explain why SpaceX is the place to be today. If you do not, then, well... it is best to work on something that you have a passion for. One more thing worth mentioning is that for the company this size there are practically no politics to speak of.

Cons

Cons are a matter of perception. Personally I have nothing to write here. If you were a sports car enthusiast speeding down the raceway would you complain that the seats are tight or that suspension is stiff?

3.0
May 30, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

SpaceX is an exciting place to work. Elon Musk has the courage and funding to do what people were saying for decades--quit tweaking 1950s technology--and combine lessons from the past with cutting edge manufacturing technologies. Lots of incidental perks, from a really good on-site restaurant to fancy coffee machines. The software challenges are probably just about right for many engineers and the corporate goal of Mars settlement is one that could change history.

Cons

Not really Cons, just caveats. It seems as though many people find the programming challenge given to job applicants hard. It seems to be a fairly good match for the difficulty of much of the Flight Software work, so if you don’t find it especially hard, and complete it successfully well before the deadline, you might not find the work as challenging as you hope. If you are a participant in open source activities, ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) makes for a huge hurdle. Hours expected are sometimes long enough that some people nap at their desks. Most of the software developers are pretty junior. Glad I read other reviews because it gave me a pretty good idea of what to expect.

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