Skip to content

Flight and ground software in Washington, DC

Space Jobs for Software Engineers in Washington, DC

19 open roles for software engineers at 7 space companies name a site in Washington, DC; typical pay runs $161k–$266k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

Browse the rolesWashington, DC in the research on where space jobs are →Every space job in Washington, DC →Software engineers in every state →

Space companies hiring software engineers in Washington, DC

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
SpaceX9$163k/yr
Anduril5$223k/yr
LeoLabs1too few figures
Quindar1too few figures
Spire Global1too few figures
True Anomaly1too few figures
Vantor1too few figures

Kinds of work

Open space roles for software engineers in Washington, DC, newest first

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 07:01 UTC

Weekly roles email

Space openings, sent to your inbox

The newest roles at every employer we track, with the pay each states, in one weekly email. Free, and unsubscribe anytime.

Only job openings, never promotions. Stop it from any email.

What people ask about software engineers' work in Washington, DC

Which space companies hire software engineers in Washington, DC?

Today, SpaceX (9 roles), Anduril (5 roles), LeoLabs (1 role), Quindar (1 role), Spire Global (1 role), True Anomaly (1 role), and 1 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Washington, DC.

How much do space roles for software engineers in Washington, DC pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $186k/yr, with typical pay from $161k–$266k/yr; 89.8% of Washington, DC's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Washington, DC's law has required every employer with at least one employee in the District to state a pay range in job postings since 30 Jun 2024 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 7,620 software developers working in Washington, DC, in any industry, earn a median $137k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for software engineers in Washington, DC require US citizenship?

Of the 98 space postings in Washington, DC whose text we read, 82.7% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 52% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply, which compares every state. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in Washington, DC, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are, and its title names the profession by the same rule as the page for software engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.