Overview
Business
Rockets and spacecraft
Founded
24 years ago
May 6, 2002
HQ
Brownsville, Texas
Employees
12,000
TrueUp
Rank
#147
Valuation
Not available
Company type
Public$SPCX
Tags
SpaceX is a Rockets and spacecraft company with 1,749 job openings. 12,000 people work at SpaceX. The company was founded in 2002.
Jobs
Open jobs
1,749
TrueUp
Rank
#14
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
451
(26%)
2.
Engineering (Hardware)
293
(17%)
3.
Vertical Specific
59
(3%)
4.
Supply Chain
57
(3%)
5.
Real Estate / Facilities
46
(3%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
1,736
(99%)
2.
🇺🇸 Austin
642
(37%)
3.
🇺🇸 Los Angeles
511
(29%)
4.
🇺🇸 Seattle
356
(20%)
5.
🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area
75
(4%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
560
(32%)
2.
C++
302
(17%)
3.
SQL
261
(15%)
4.
Linux
159
(9%)
5.
Power BI
109
(6%)
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
68%
2,000+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Better than 56% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Elon Musk
71%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Company culture links
People
Employees
12,000
SpaceX Org Chart

Rankings and awards
Lenny 100
2026
Axios Harris Poll
Corporate reputation: 'Good'
2026
TIME100 Most Influential Companies
New Frontiers
2026
Enterprise Tech 30
Giga Stage
2026
Layoffs
Jan 2019 · 7 years ago
577 impacted
External research
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