Software Engineer, Starlink UX

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 yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$197,562 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $138k versus about $168k 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 851 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 590 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Starlink UX

The Software Engineer, Starlink UX joins the UXSW team to manage the digital experience for millions of Starlink customers. You will develop well-architected, responsive web applications and highly reliable software systems that allow users to set up hardware, monitor outages, and manage services. Your daily work involves full-stack application development within a .NET micro-service architecture running in Kubernetes. You will deliver expert-level TypeScript React code for modern browsers while building internal tooling and an LLM-powered chatbot. Key technologies include Python, C#, Go, Scala, Java, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server. You must also utilize Docker, CI/CD tools, and build systems like Make or Bazel. This role solves the technical challenge of providing a seamless, high-availability internet interface for a global satellite constellation.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 409 postings across 38 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop well-architected, responsive, and performant web applications.
  • Deliver expert-level TypeScript React code for modern browsers.
  • Build full-stack applications using a .NET micro-service architecture running in Kubernetes.
  • Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant networks that operate at scale with minimal maintenance.
  • Implement continuous monitoring and alerting to improve system observability and data-driven decision-making.
  • Deep dive into user problems to create and implement efficient technical solutions.
  • Build digital interfaces for mobile apps and web to help customers manage Starlink services.
  • Develop internal tooling for support associates and LLM-powered chatbots.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a STEM discipline and 1+ years of full-stack software experience.
  • 3+ years of professional full-stack software experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Ability to deliver expert level TypeScript React code for modern browsers.
  • Experience with .NET micro-service architecture running in Kubernetes (preferred).
  • Programming experience in Python, C#, .NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented languages (preferred).
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and CI/CD tools (preferred).
  • Experience with build systems like Make, Bazel, or Gradle and package managers like pip or npm (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

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