Software Engineer, Data

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $125,000–$160,000 / yr
Posted: 44 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $142k

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This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $135,000–$192,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $164k 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 · Software Engineer, Data

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As a Software Engineer, Data (Starlink), you will join the Starlink team to develop a highly reliable and scalable enterprise data platform capable of ingesting, processing, storing, and querying at petabyte-scale. You will be responsible for creating new functionality and end-to-end data pipelines to improve business operations while collaborating on architecture, design, and code reviews. The role involves building prototypes to prove design concepts and solving complex problems using first principles thinking. To succeed, you should possess experience in full stack development or data engineering using languages like Scala, Java, C#, Python, or Go. You may also utilize frameworks such as Apache Kafka, Spark, or Flink, alongside databases like PostgreSQL or CockroachDB. The work focuses on optimizing the utility of a massive satellite constellation to provide global broadband internet access.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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Skills

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

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 internal business operations.
Build prototypes to validate key design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
Own all aspects of software engineering and product development from conception to completion.
Solve complex business problems by applying first principles thinking to find efficient solutions.
Design, build, and maintain the software infrastructure required to support the Starlink satellite constellation.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or a scientific discipline.
At least 2 years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree.
At least 1 year 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 optimizing 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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