Software Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type
On-site
Location
Hawthorne, CABastrop, TX
Salary
$125,000–$150,000 / yr
Posted
75 days ago
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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

Software Engineer (Starlink) As a Software Engineer on the Starlink Enterprise team, you will improve data quality across commercial systems and build integrations and AI agents to facilitate better business decisions. You will be responsible for identifying and remediating bad or stale records, implementing validation rules, and developing Model Context Protocol servers to connect AI assistants like Grok to internal systems. Your daily work involves building automations for go-to-market workflows, designing APIs, and instrumenting data quality monitoring to accelerate lead-to-revenue cycles. The role requires proficiency in Python, SQL, and modern data tooling to solve complex data hygiene problems. You will partner with sales and operations teams to transform manual processes into durable software solutions, ensuring reliable data flow across heterogeneous systems and various internal platforms.

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What you'll do

  • Improve data hygiene by identifying and remediating bad, missing, or duplicate records across go-to-market systems.
  • Build integrations between internal tools and external systems to ensure clean data flow and reduce manual re-entry.
  • Develop Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to connect AI assistants to internal and external go-to-market systems.
  • Design, ship, and iterate on AI agents that power Starlink Enterprise go-to-market workflows.
  • Contribute to AI-powered applications and automations that accelerate lead-to-revenue cycles.
  • Instrument data quality and agent performance with monitoring systems and feedback loops to catch regressions early.
  • Create reusable tools, checks, and documentation to maintain data quality and extend AI agents over time.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, physics, mathematics, or another STEM discipline.
  • 1+ years of professional data engineering or software engineering experience, including internships.
  • 1+ years of development experience in Python or another modern programming language like SQL.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.
  • Experience improving CRM data quality, including deduping, enrichment, and validation rules (preferred).
  • Experience building AI agents, LLM-powered applications, or tool-using assistants integrated with business systems (preferred).
  • Experience designing APIs, webhooks, or integration layers for heterogeneous systems (preferred).
  • Experience with SQL, modern data tooling, and agent evaluation for production AI systems (preferred).

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