Jonathan Safer
Software Engineer at SpaceX
Santa Monica, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Safer is a software engineer with eight years of experience who currently develops systems at SpaceX, bringing pragmatic problem-solving and hands-on embedded expertise. He has shipped embedded and wireless audio software at Sonos and led avionics hardware-software integration for collegiate rocketry projects, including designing and 3D-printing flight components and developing active control software. Comfortable iterating through multiple designs, he excels at research-driven solutions and cross-functional communication to integrate mechanical, firmware, and software workstreams. Jonathan also volunteers in the rocketry community as an avionics lead and treasurer, demonstrating technical leadership and organizational stewardship. Based in Santa Monica, he blends aerospace-grade rigor with consumer-product engineering practices, making him effective on both lab benches and production teams.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Information Security, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Information Security at John Jay College (CUNY)Associate of Science - AS, Computer Science, Associate of Science - AS, Computer Science at Borough of Manhattan Community College
Github Skills (9)
screeps10
machine-learning9
artificial-intelligence9
catalyst8
python6
messaging2
mmo2
frontend2
accessibility1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
JonathanSafer/CSCI-380-Frontend
Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
Frontend for an accessibility focused messaging app
Contributions:30 reviews, 44 PRs, 55 pushes in 2 months
a11yfocusedmessaging-appfrontendmessaging
Harlem-Launch-Alliance/Stimulant
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
Rocket Flight Software
Contributions:53 reviews, 112 commits, 79 PRs in 11 months
flightpythoncatalystflight-computer
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