SpaceX Software Engineer for Starlink Network at SpaceX developing real-time software for satellite-based global network components. Responsible for full software lifecycle including development, testing, and support.
Responsibilities
Develop highly reliable, real-time software designed to run on the gateways, satellites, user terminals, and switches that make up our low latency, high capacity satellite-based global network.
Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove out key design concepts.
Develop tools for software development and deployment, data analysis and visualization, and test execution across multiple environments, including virtualized hardware environments, real hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit testing.
Deploy reliable software, test execution, and data analysis as part of a continuous integration and release system.
Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceDevelopment experience in CDevelopedKnowledgeable in real-time rendering
Required
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline and 5+ years of professional experience in software development experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree.
Development experience in C, C++, or assembly.
Preferred
Strong professional experience writing C, C++ or assembly in a production environment.
Developed, debugged and deployed software that has been used in real world applications/projects.
Knowledgeable in real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, or other real-time, resource-constrained, high-performance computing.
Experience with networking protocols (UDP, TCP/IP, etc) and distributed systems.
Experience in security issues associated with distributed systems and internet services.
Experience with packet forwarding engines for features like NAT, ACLs, QoS, DPI, load balancing, and DDoS mitigation.
Proven expertise in IP packet processing at L3/L4 layers, including DPDK, XDP/eBPF or user-space forwarding.
Experience with high-scale networking hardware (e.g., SmartNICs like Mellanox/NVIDIA BlueField, Intel IPUs) is a plus.
