Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
90
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
Rockets and spacecraft
Founded
24 years ago
May 6, 2002
HQ
Brownsville, Texas
Employees
17,000
TrueUp
Rank
#149
Valuation
$1.25 trillion
TrueUp
Rank
#11
Company type
Private - Venture-BackedIPO watchlist
Tags
SpaceX is a Rockets and spacecraft company with 1,725 job openings. It is currently valued at $1,250 billion as a private company. 17,000 people work at SpaceX. The company was founded in 2002.
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Employee happiness →
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Jobs
Open jobs
1,725
TrueUp
Rank
#15
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
443
(26%)
2.
Engineering (Hardware)
283
(16%)
3.
Vertical Specific
61
(4%)
4.
Supply Chain
55
(3%)
5.
Data & Analytics
47
(3%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
1,710
(99%)
2.
🇺🇸 Austin
632
(37%)
3.
🇺🇸 Los Angeles
502
(29%)
4.
🇺🇸 Seattle
345
(20%)
5.
🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area
72
(4%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
541
(31%)
2.
C++
275
(16%)
3.
SQL
260
(15%)
4.
Linux
148
(9%)
5.
Power BI
112
(6%)
Financials
Valuation
$1,250billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Apr 2026
Latest secondary valuation
$1,504.4billion
20% from last round
Estimate as of May 4, 2026
Data source: Caplight
Most recent funding
1 month ago
Total funding
$11.8 billion
Value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$1,238.2 billion
Valuation per employee
$73.5 million
TrueUp
Rank
#65
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
17,000
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
More rankings Layoffs
Jan 2019 · 7 years ago
577 impacted
External research
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