Full Stack Software Engineer, Data Platform

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WAHawthorne, CA
Salary: $125,000–$165,000 / yr
Posted: 63 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

SpaceX currently has 851 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Full Stack Software Engineer, Data Platform

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The Full Stack Software Engineer, Data Platform (Starlink) joins the Starlink program team to develop a highly reliable and scalable enterprise data platform. This role involves building end-to-end data pipelines to ingest, process, store, and query data at a petabyte-scale to improve business operations. The engineer will design and produce solutions, build prototypes to quantify technical constraints, and perform architecture and code reviews. Key technical requirements include proficiency in programming languages such as Scala, Java, C#, Python, or Go, along with frontend experience in Angular or React. Candidates should possess experience with Apache Kafka, Spark, Flink, and databases like PostgreSQL or CockroachDB. The role focuses on solving technical challenges to maximize the utility of the global satellite constellation for various communities and businesses.

Skills

Scala Java C# Python Go Angular React JavaScript Apache Kafka Spark Flink Hive Delta Lake PostgreSQL CockroachDB Grafana Metabase PowerBI Machine Learning Version Control

What you'll do

Develop a reliable and scalable enterprise data platform for petabyte-scale ingestion, processing, storage, and querying.
Create new functionality and end-to-end data pipelines to improve business operations.
Build prototypes to prove key design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
Own all aspects of software engineering and product development for assigned tasks.
Apply first principles thinking to deep dive into business problems and find efficient solutions.
Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews with peers.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software experience.
1+ years of experience in full stack development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science.
Programming experience in Scala, Java, C#, Python, Go or similar languages (preferred).
Frontend experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript frameworks (preferred).
Experience optimizing in-stream, big data processing and analytics frameworks like Apache Kafka, Spark, Flink, or similar (preferred).
Experience with relational and non-relational databases, data lakes e.g. Hive, Delta Lake, PostgreSQL, CockroachDB or similar (preferred).
Experience with data exploration tools like Grafana, Metabase, PowerBI or similar (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

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