Is SpaceX a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at SpaceX have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 80 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of SpaceX employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at SpaceX now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at SpaceX .

Does SpaceX pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at SpaceX with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 80 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at SpaceX.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at SpaceX?

67% of Software Developer employees at SpaceX would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 27% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated SpaceX with a 2.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SpaceX?

Engineer (125) , Intern (99) , Software Engineer (89) , Propulsion Technician (61) , Technician (56) , Integration Technician (53) , Manufacturing Engineer (48) , Vehicle Engineering (47) , Quality Inspector (43) , Engineering Intern (38) , Launch Engineer (33) , Intern - Hourly (32) , Avionics Intern (31) , Structures Engineer (31) , Avionics Engineer (30)

What are the pros of working at SpaceX according to real employee reviews?

"The planning team is full of great people who are welcoming and plan so many fun activities outside of work." ((in 288 reviews)); "Great benefits and the company outlook is positive." ((in 176 reviews)); "The culture is great and the passion that everyone has with what they do is extremely noticeable." ((in 103 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers." ((in 90 reviews)); "Great team and mentor support" ((in 70 reviews))

What are the cons of working at SpaceX according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours but there is definitely an active change to reduce long hours and cover shifts better." ((in 397 reviews)); "No work/life balance and crazy (mandatory) overtime" ((in 267 reviews)); "Long hours are expected." ((in 165 reviews)); "Sometimes managers don't really understand exactly what it is we do, but that isn't unique." ((in 44 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 36 reviews))

SpaceX Software Developer reviews

3.9

67% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

96% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated SpaceX with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. SpaceX is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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80 reviews

5.0

May 10, 2025

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work with a lot of hardware. Get to work on super challenging and interesting problems. Very fast paced environment

Cons

Sometimes can be long hours

2.0

Apr 2, 2025

Sink or Swim (usually sink)

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Full end to end ownership of work. Work with extremely skilled people. Diversify skills. The work is constantly changing

Cons

You get pulled in many directions at once and are expected to execute at the highest level for all of them. You rarely get the time to stop and get really good at one thing, often too spread out Everyone is being pulled in many directions which results in a stressful and often blunt/harsh environment. There are barely any women…

5.0

Mar 14, 2025

Spacex elon good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Elon rocks hahahahah he tryna save the world boi

Cons

Dealing with elon haters online

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