Data Engineer (Starlink Mobile)

SpaceX•Redmond, WA

22h

About The Position

SpaceX is hiring a Data Engineer for Starlink Mobile, a network intended to provide global connectivity and access to text, voice, and data for LTE phones and devices. The role develops the strategy, key metrics, tools, software services, and processes used to assess the growth of Starlink Mobile and the effectiveness of its network as it serves users worldwide. The engineer works with operators, engineering leaders, subsystem responsible engineers, software engineers, network engineers, and external partners.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, physics, mathematics, or a STEM discipline.
At least 1 year of data or software engineering experience; internship experience is applicable.
Experience in analytics, data science, or machine learning.
Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
Must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Experience handling large datasets (TB+).
Experience using SQL.
Development experience in an object-oriented programming language such as C, C++, or Python.
Experience building solutions with Parquet or similar storage formats.
Knowledge of Kubernetes.
Experience building solutions for in-stream processing of structured and semi-structured data.
Experience building predictive models and machine-learning pipelines, including clustering analysis, prediction, and anomaly detection.
Experience in custom ETL design, implementation, and maintenance.
Experience developing and deploying tools used for data analysis.
Experience using Spark, Presto, Flink, or Snowflake.
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements.
Ability to take initiative on projects and develop new expertise.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain mission-critical infrastructure, tools, processes, and custom software to objectively assess growth areas for the Starlink Mobile program.
Automate aggregation of metrics and detection of widespread application issues across Starlink Mobile.
Establish and maintain relationships with key third-party application and content owners.
Lead technical investigations into chronic application-level issues.
Build ground-based software systems that ingest, transform, and store data.
Apply data analytics, models, and techniques to data products created by space vehicles.
Create catalogs of data and tools for analytics by the employee and other teams.
Fuse data from multiple sources to create usable information.

Benefits

Potential long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
Potential discretionary bonuses.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount.
Comprehensive medical coverage.
Vision insurance.
Dental insurance.
401(k) retirement plan.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Various other discounts and perks.
Up to 3 weeks of accrued paid vacation.
10 or more paid holidays per year.
Washington State paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law.
Company shuttles for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office, Monday through Friday.