Challenging but most rewarding environment, period. - Anonymous employee SpaceX Employee Review

5.0
3 Oct 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There's a natural push to hire and promote from within. SpaceX does not limit anyone's career - it's actually 100% in your hands. If you want to be challenged and constantly work on new projects, come work for SpaceX. Compensation (salary + equity) are highly attractive. Excellent benefits. Last, clear and direct communication with upper management. If you're an Engineer I and you have a solution to help the company, you can go directly to Directors and VPs, even Elon! Zero red tape and no bureaucratic BS. Let's build some rockets - to Mars!

Cons

Awareness not con: SpaceX is a flat organization, meaning, managers and directors work as individual contributors and drive production. Be prepared to own your work as if Elon has to personally sign off on everything. There's no cutting corners. Anything short of perfection, will lead to disasters and/or failures.

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Cons

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Pros

* **Unmatched Mission & Impact:** You are literally working on rockets and spacecraft. The cool factor is 10/10. * **Brilliant Coworkers:** You will be surrounded by some of the smartest, most driven engineers in the world. * **Insane Career Growth:** SpaceX on your resume is a golden ticket. You will learn more here in 3 months than in 3 years at a normal company. * **Hands-on Experience:** They actually trust interns with real, critical hardware. No boring coffee-fetching tasks.

Cons

**Cons:** * **Zero Work-Life Balance:** 70-80 hours a week is the norm, not the exception. Say goodbye to your social life and sleep. * **Extreme Burnout:** The "hustle culture" is toxic. You are expected to treat the company as your entire life. * **Mediocre Pay:** The hourly pay is average, especially when you factor in the insane hours and the high cost of living in LA/Hawthorne. * **Chaotic Management:** Decisions can change overnight based on whatever Elon Musk tweets or feels like doing that morning.

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