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SpaceX’s Starlink program builds and operates the world’s largest satellite broadband network. The team is seeking a senior software engineer to design and implement real-time beam planning software that maximizes user experience and system utilization across deployed hardware, simulations, and on-orbit testing.

Skills

  • Proficient development in assembly, C, or C++ for production systems
  • Experience with real-time, resource-constrained, high-performance computing
  • Familiarity with numerical optimization, graph-theoretic approaches, or convex optimization
  • Experience with distributed systems and internet services
  • Strong debugging, deployment, and validation experience across simulated and real hardware
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and ability to work in a dynamic environment
  • Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement highly reliable, real-time software to determine beam formation (user, laser, gateway) for optimal user experience.
  • Lead architecture, design, and code reviews; drive engineering decisions and technical direction.
  • Develop prototypes and run experiments to validate algorithms and system designs.
  • Create tools for development, deployment, data analysis, visualization, and test execution.
  • Support testing across virtualized environments, hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit campaigns.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or other STEM discipline and 5+ years professional software development experience
  • Or 7+ years professional software development experience in lieu of a degree

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary with eligibility for long-term incentives (stock, options, cash awards)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) option
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance
  • Paid parental leave, paid vacation (accrue ~3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays
  • Exempt employees eligible for 5 sick days per year
  • Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to Redmond
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SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company aiming to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

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