Software Engineer, Telemetry - Top Secret Clearance (Starlink)

SpaceX•Washington, DC

3d•$135,000 - $195,000

About The Position

SpaceX is hiring a Software Engineer for the Starlink program to develop software that helps make full use of deployed hardware and supports reliable satellite internet service. The engineer will design, build, and operate a distributed telemetry platform for ingesting, processing, storing, and querying data at petabyte scale. The role involves owning software and hardware end to end, working with other engineers and partnering with satellite and rocket teams to turn mission needs into technical solutions. Aerospace experience is not required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or a scientific discipline, or at least 2 years of professional software-building experience in lieu of a degree.
At least 1 year of experience in full-stack development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science.
Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance.
Willingness to work extended hours and weekends when needed.

Nice To Haves

Programming experience in C#, Java, or similar languages.
Experience designing, building, and optimizing large-scale distributed systems for processing and querying high-volume data.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments.
Working knowledge of Linux, version control, testing, CI/CD, deployment, and monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate a highly reliable distributed telemetry platform that ingests, processes, stores, and queries data at petabyte scale.
Collaborate with engineers on architecture, design, and code reviews.
Work closely with satellite and rocket teams to understand mission needs and translate them into technical solutions.
Take end-to-end ownership of the complete software and hardware stack.
Investigate business problems, identify efficient solutions, and apply first-principles thinking.

Benefits

Potential long-term incentives, including company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards.
Potential discretionary bonuses.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount.
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k) retirement plan.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Various discounts and perks.
May accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation.
10 or more paid holidays per year.
Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy.
Active-clearance differential of 10%, up to an additional $20,000 annually, once officially briefed into a classified program.