Software Infrastructure Engineer, Flight Software (Starlink)

SpaceX•Redmond, WA

About The Position

As an infrastructure engineer on the Starlink flight software team, you will be responsible for the software that enables rapid iteration and deployment of both ground and satellite software. You will look for slowdowns in developer iteration, inefficiencies in the build system, and unnecessary interface complexity, and fix them. You will engage closely with other Starlink engineers to identify the biggest challenges they are facing and resolve them. You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of the software that you write, from conception to test to maintenance. Your relentless commitment to streamlining the flight software ecosystem will be critical to the team’s ability to rapidly deliver high quality software. Aerospace experience is not required to be successful here - rather we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on an inspiring mission.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline OR 2+ years of experience in software development
Development experience in C/C++, Python, or other similar programming languages

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Bazel, C++, Python, Bash
Experience identifying and improving performance bottlenecks, both in build systems and in embedded environments
Experience designing aesthetic and easy-to-use user interfaces targeted at software engineers
Experience designing fault tolerant, distributed, or real-time embedded systems
Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery systems
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements
Ability to communicate effectively across teams in a solution-oriented manner
Ability to work independently or in a team

Responsibilities

Maintain flight code generation tooling for flight software and GNC engineers
Maintain core flight software features that are shared across various satellite products
Work closely with flight software developers to understand slow / error prone aspects of embedded software development and fix them
Invent tools and processes that enable fast, accurate, and easy-to-use development and operational systems
Engage ground software teams to understand where flight systems should be changed to simplify constellation operations

Benefits

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
access to 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
Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday