Sr. Software Engineer, Network Observability (Starlink)

SpaceX • Hawthorne, CA

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About The Position

SpaceX is developing Starlink, a global broadband internet system supported by a large satellite constellation, user terminals, gateways, ground infrastructure, and software. As a Software Engineer on the Starlink Network Monitoring team, you will design, build, and scale software that provides observability across the network. The systems you develop will support real-time alerting and generate performance and reliability metrics used to assess customer quality of service, track network health, guide engineering initiatives, and provide other critical insights. This high-impact role contributes to how SpaceX observes and operates the Starlink network.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or another STEM discipline and at least 5 years of professional software development experience; alternatively, at least 7 years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission-critical deadlines.
• Ability to work on call on a weeklong rotational schedule.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building or operating large-scale observability, telemetry, or real-time analytics systems.
• Strong backend experience with Python, Go, Java, or similar languages.
• Frontend experience with React, Angular, or a comparable JavaScript framework.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or CockroachDB and/or distributed data systems.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Familiarity with streaming data platforms or high-volume data pipelines.
• Demonstrated ability to own projects end-to-end and deliver reliable, high-quality software.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, fault-tolerant data ingestion pipelines to consume high-volume telemetry streams from Starlink satellites, user terminals, gateways, and ground infrastructure in real time.
• Develop frontend visualizations, interactive dashboards, and UI components that present processed data in clear, real-time views for monitoring teams and stakeholders.
• Automate network monitoring operations to reduce manual effort and improve anomaly detection accuracy.
• Maintain high software standards and engineering best practices across the full stack.
• Investigate business problems, identify efficient solutions, and apply first-principles thinking.

Benefits

• Potential eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of company stock 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.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Various other discounts and perks.
• Up to 3 weeks of accrued paid vacation.
• 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior