Software Engineer, Starlink Enterprise Products (Space Lasers)
About The Position
As a member of the Enterprise Products Software team, you'll own software for bring-up and operation of new Starlink products including: Plaser, our space laser product which connects third-party vehicles to the Starlink constellation; Community Gateway, our terrestrial very high throughput parabolic antenna; Starlink Aviation, enabling tens of millions of passengers to experience Starlink worldwide; and more to-be-launched products that leverage Starlink in new industries. You'll drive features at different layers of the stack, including embedded applications, backend systems, and user interfaces. Prior aerospace experience is not a requirement to be successful here - we're looking for ambitious engineers who thrive when they're diving deep on challenging, interdisciplinary problems. Our software engineers are responsible for the complete lifecycle of the software they create, including development, testing, and support. We expect our engineers to close the feedback loop between software design and real-world performance. In this role, your software will have a meaningful and measurable impact on the world.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or other STEM discipline
- 1+ year of professional software engineering experience (Internship experience is acceptable)
Nice To Haves
- Deep understanding of the technologies you've worked in; being able to answer 5-whys-deep
- Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to question requirements and push technical boundaries
- Experience with embedded systems
- Experience launching and operating consumer or enterprise products
- Creative approach to problem solving, exceptional analytical skills and engineering fundamentals
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Knowledge of networking and linux networking stack
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements
Responsibilities
- Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant devices that operate for long periods of time with minimal maintenance for millions of users
- Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews
- Identify areas to improve the experience, reliability, and efficiency of the product
- Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove out key design concepts
- Write quality linux based software for common processors and microcontrollers
- Develop hardware-in-the-loop testbeds and testcases
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Various other discounts and perks
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law (for Washington State employees)
- Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office
- Long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
