Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)
About The Position
SpaceX is developing the technologies to enable human life on Mars. As part of this mission, SpaceX is deploying Starlink, the world’s most advanced broadband internet system, which is the world’s largest satellite constellation providing fast, reliable internet to over 10 million users worldwide. The company designs, builds, tests, and operates all parts of the system, including satellites, consumer receivers, and the software that integrates them. As Starlink expands to serve billions of users globally, the CDN team plays a crucial role in building scalable distributed systems to support future offerings. This role involves designing, building, and scaling a new Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Starlink, focusing on creating robust, responsive, and scalable distributed systems. The engineer will also develop tools for diagnosing and operating complex systems, design algorithms for hardware utilization and cost efficiency, implement traffic shaping systems across multiple CDNs, lead architecture and design reviews, and develop prototypes for future concepts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or other STEM discipline AND 5+ years of professional experience in software development; Or 7+ years of software development experience in lieu of a degree.
- Software development experience in C, C++, or Rust.
- 3+ years of professional distributed systems experience or experience designing, building, and scaling a CDN system.
- 3+ years of professional networking experience.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in computer science or engineering.
- Professional experience working on complex networking systems (layers 0-7).
- Experience with Edge Networking, DNS, Traffic Management, Caching, Load Balancing, SSL/TLS, DDoS protection, and/or monitoring.
- Knowledgeable in network topology, numerical optimization techniques, graph theory approaches, or convex optimization.
- Developed, debugged, and deployed scalable software that has been used in real world applications/projects.
- Creative approach to problem solving, exceptional analytical skills, and engineering fundamentals.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and scale a new Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Starlink
- Build robust, responsive, and scalable distributed systems.
- Build the necessary tools, visibility, and alerting mechanisms to effectively diagnose, operate, and maintain complex, business-critical systems in real-time.
- Design algorithms to understand and optimize hardware utilization and cost efficiency, evaluated against intuitive and business-critical performance metrics.
- Implement the systems which shape traffic across multiple CDNs.
- Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove out future design concepts and future use cases for Starlink.
Benefits
- Company stock
- Stock options
- Long-term cash awards
- Discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)-retirement plan
- Short-term disability insurance
- 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
- 5 days of sick leave per year (for exempt employees)
- Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
