Software Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $125,000–$145,000 / yr
Posted: 136 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $164k

This role $135k

$117k most similar roles pay here $201k

This role pays less than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $135,000–$192,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $135k versus about $164k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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

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As a Software Engineer (Starlink) on the Enterprise Product team, you will develop, build, and deploy product features to advance global connectivity across sectors like aviation, maritime, and healthcare. You will be responsible for the entire software lifecycle, including architecture design, implementation, testing, and support for real-time software running on network switches, servers, ground antennas, and satellites. Your daily work involves optimizing network performance, building tools for monitoring and troubleshooting, and creating prototypes to validate design concepts. To succeed, you must utilize skills in networking protocols like UDP and TCP/IP, operating systems, and potentially C or C++ for embedded devices. You will solve complex problems regarding traffic shaping, bandwidth management, and routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, and IS-IS to direct data through a dynamic network of satellites and ground stations.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.

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Skills

C C++ TCP/IP UDP Ethernet IPv4 IPv6 MPLS BGP OSPF IS-IS DNS DHCP NTP Network Optimization Traffic Shaping Distributed Systems Real-time Software

What you'll do

Develop reliable real-time software for network switches, servers, ground antennas, and satellites.
Optimize network performance to support demanding applications and diverse environments.
Manage the full software lifecycle including architecture design, implementation, testing, and support.
Create tools for testing, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting of dependent systems.
Build prototypes and manage experiments to validate key design concepts.
Innovate next-generation networking technologies to route data through satellite networks and ground stations.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a related science discipline.
Experience with networking protocols such as UDP and TCP/IP.
Experience with operating systems.
Experience writing C or C++ in a production environment.
Experience writing software on embedded devices.
Experience developing software for network optimization, traffic shaping, or bandwidth management.
Experience with security issues associated with distributed systems and internet services.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.