Principal Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)

Hawthorne, CAfull timeOn Sitesenior$185k–$265kH1B: no

SpaceX Principal Software Engineer, CDN at SpaceX designs and builds scalable distributed systems for Starlink's global broadband network. The role includes developing tools for system operation, optimizing hardware utilization, and shaping traffic across multiple CDNs.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and scale a new Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Starlink
Build robust, responsive, and scalable distributed systems.
Build the necessary tools, visibility, and alerting mechanisms to effectively diagnose, operate, and maintain complex, business-critical systems in real-time.
Design algorithms to understand and optimize hardware utilization and cost efficiency, evaluated against intuitive and business-critical performance metrics.
Implement the systems which shape traffic across multiple CDNs.
Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove out future design concepts and future use cases for Starlink.

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceSoftware development experience in CExperience with Edge NetworkingKnowledgeable in network topologyDevelopedCreative approach to problem solving

Required

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or other STEM discipline AND 5+ years of professional experience in software development; Or 7+ years of software development experience in lieu of a degree.
Software development experience in C, C++, or Rust.
3+ years of professional distributed systems experience or experience designing, building, and/ scaling a CDN system.