Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)

SpaceX•Redmond, WA

5d•$165,000 - $265,000

About The Position

SpaceX is developing the technologies to enable human life on Mars. They are leveraging their experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world’s most advanced broadband internet system. Starlink is the world’s largest satellite constellation and is providing fast, reliable internet to 10M+ users worldwide. The company designs, builds, tests, and operates all parts of the system – thousands of satellites, consumer receivers, and the software that brings it all together. As Starlink grows to serve billions of users around the world, the company is continuously assessing ways to maximize the use of its technology. The CDN team will be pivotal in this effort, building scalable distributed systems that underly the future offerings Starlink is able to provide to users and customers around the world.

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.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in computer science or engineering.
3+ years of professional networking experience.
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.