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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.
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680 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 442 roles with salary data.
Full Stack Software Engineer, Observability (Starlink) joins the Starlink Network Monitoring team to design, build, and scale software powering observability for the entire Starlink network. The role involves developing scalable, fault-tolerant data ingestion pipelines to process high-volume telemetry streams from satellites, user terminals, gateways, and ground infrastructure in real time. You will also create frontend visualizations, interactive dashboards, and UI components to provide monitoring teams with clear views of performance metrics and reliability data. Key technical requirements include proficiency in backend languages like Python, Go, or Java, and frontend experience with React or Angular. The ideal candidate is skilled in relational databases such as PostgreSQL or CockroachDB, and familiar with Docker, Kubernetes, and streaming data platforms. This role solves critical problems regarding real-time alerting and automated anomaly detection for a massive satellite constellation.