New Graduate Engineer, Software (Starlink)

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $135,000–$155,000 / yr
Posted: today

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This role $145k

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This role pays less than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $135,000–$198,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $167k 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.

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TL;DR · New Graduate Engineer, Software (Starlink)

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As a New Graduate Engineer in Software at SpaceX's Starlink program, you will join a dynamic team tackling complex challenges across various domains such as next-generation networking technologies, custom hardware firmware, and full life cycle development of web platforms. Your daily tasks include developing highly reliable real-time software, participating in architecture reviews, and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to design and simulate the orbital lifecycle of satellites. You will work with C++, Python, and other object-oriented languages while addressing security issues in distributed systems. This role offers a unique opportunity to impact global internet connectivity through cutting-edge technology on a massive scale.

Skills

C C++ Python Networking protocols Distributed systems Security issues CI/CD Git Linux RTOS Satellite communications Embedded systems Real-time software Scalable architectures Kubernetes AWS Grafana Prometheus

What you'll do

Develop highly reliable, real-time software for complex systems.
Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
Create prototypes to prove out key design concepts for new technologies.
Work on firmware and embedded controls software running custom hardware.
Develop infrastructure tools enabling rapid deployment of code to dynamic environments.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or other STEM discipline.
Professional experience developing software in C, C++, Python, or another object-oriented language.
Experience with networking protocols (UDP, TCP/IP) and distributed systems.
Strong understanding of security issues associated with distributed systems and internet services.
Ability to develop highly reliable, real-time software and manage code reviews.

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