Software Engineer, Design Engineering

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $125,000–$150,000 / yr
Posted: 100 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 · Software Engineer, Design Engineering

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The Software Engineer, Design Engineering (Starlink) joins the UXSW team to develop the digital experience for millions of Starlink customers. You will build responsive web applications, mobile app interfaces, and internal tools, including an LLM-powered chatbot, to help users set up hardware and manage services. Your daily work involves full-stack development within a .NET micro-service architecture running in Kubernetes. You will deliver expert-level TypeScript React code while designing fault-tolerant networks and implementing continuous monitoring for observability. Required skills include experience with Python, C#, .NET, Go, Scala, or Java, alongside proficiency in Docker, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server. You will solve complex problems regarding global broadband internet delivery by collaborating on architecture, design, and code reviews to ensure high availability for the satellite constellation.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 409 postings across 38 companies.

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Skills

TypeScript React C# .NET Python Go Kubernetes Docker PostgreSQL SQL Server Scala Java Angular CI/CD Make Bazel Gradle npm pip UNIX

What you'll do

Develop well-architected, responsive, and performant web applications.
Build highly reliable and available software systems for Starlink.
Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant networks that operate at scale with minimal maintenance.
Deliver expert-level TypeScript React code for modern browsers.
Perform full-stack application development using a .NET micro-service architecture running in Kubernetes.
Implement continuous monitoring and alerting to improve system observability and foster data-driven decisions.
Deep dive into user problems to create and implement efficient technical solutions.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a STEM discipline and 1+ years of experience building full-stack software.
3+ years of professional experience building full-stack software in lieu of a degree.
Experience with .NET micro-service architecture running in Kubernetes.
Ability to deliver expert level TypeScript React code for modern browsers.
Programming experience in Python, C#, .NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented language (preferred).
Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes (preferred).
Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

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