Full Stack Software Engineer, Data

SpaceX

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$125,000–$165,000 / yr
Posted
44 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $178k
This role $145k
$115k most similar roles pay here $222k

This role pays less than 67% of similar roles. Most pay $145,000–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $178k for comparable roles.

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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 680 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 442 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Full Stack Software Engineer, Data

Full Stack Software Engineer, Data (Starlink) will join the Starlink team to develop a highly reliable and scalable enterprise data platform designed to ingest, process, store, and query at petabyte-scale. The role involves creating end-to-end data pipelines, building prototypes to prove design concepts, and owning all aspects of software engineering and product development to improve business operations. Candidates will work with technologies including Scala, Java, C#, Python, or Go, alongside frontend frameworks like Angular or React. The technical stack also includes Apache Kafka, Spark, Flink, and databases such as Hive, Delta Lake, PostgreSQL, and CockroachDB. Additionally, the role utilizes tools like Grafana, Metabase, and PowerBI while requiring knowledge of machine learning algorithms, statistics, version control, and continuous integration to solve complex challenges in providing satellite internet services.

What you'll do

  • Develop a highly 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 internal business operations.
  • Build prototypes to prove key design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
  • Own all aspects of software engineering and product development from inception to completion.
  • Apply first principles thinking to identify efficient solutions for complex business problems.
  • Design, develop, and maintain the software infrastructure supporting the Starlink satellite constellation.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or a scientific discipline.
  • 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree.
  • 1+ years of experience in full stack development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Scala, Java, C#, Python, or Go.
  • Experience with frontend frameworks like Angular or React.
  • Experience with big data processing and analytics frameworks like Apache Kafka, Spark, or Flink.
  • Experience with relational/non-relational databases and data exploration tools like Grafana or PowerBI.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required export control authorizations.

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