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Sink or Swim (usually sink)

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at SpaceX for 2 years
April 2, 2025
Redmond, WA
2.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
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, and are 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...

Advice to Management

Diversify hires. Have better new hire resources. The leads aren’t people leaders and are not great at supporting the individuals with their workloads and the team’s workload. Management rarely has the skills to maintain a cohesive, productive team and relies too heavily on individual heroics. This leads to burnout and unfriendly, unhappy team members.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
2.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
1.0

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