Software Engineer, Supercomputer Network

SpaceX

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WABellevue, WAPalo Alto
Salary
$125,000–$165,000 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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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.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Supercomputer Network

As a Software Engineer, Supercomputer Network (Starlink) on the Platform Core team, you will work on the lowest layers of the software stack for the world's largest AI supercomputers. Your primary responsibilities include building and maintaining a high-reliability Linux-based operating system for the supercomputer network fabric and Starlink laser mesh of satellites. You will write high-performance device drivers, manage production deployments, and develop tools for observability and configuration management. The role requires hands-on system programming experience in C or C++, along with deep knowledge of the Linux kernel, networking stacks, and debugging tools like ftrace, perf, and eBPF. You will collaborate with hardware teams to bring up new hardware, optimizing for high-speed interfaces, DMA, cache coherency, and standards like Ethernet, PCIe, I2C, and SPI.

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What you'll do

  • Build and maintain a high-reliability Linux-based operating system for the supercomputer network and Starlink satellite mesh.
  • Write and rewrite high-performance device drivers to maximize the physical capabilities of network and compute hardware.
  • Manage the deployment, operation, and debugging of the platform in a production environment.
  • Perform rigorous root-cause analysis and resolution of system anomalies to improve reliability.
  • Develop and improve internal tools for system observability and configuration management.
  • Collaborate with hardware teams to design next-generation supercomputer hardware and perform initial software stack bring-up.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline.
  • 2+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree.
  • Hands-on system programming experience in C or C++.
  • Deep knowledge of the Linux kernel and its networking stack or experience with another production-grade kernel (preferred).
  • Proficiency with debugging tools spanning kernel, network, and userspace (preferred).
  • Experience bringing up new hardware from scratch (preferred).
  • Track record of developing and optimizing device/peripheral drivers (preferred).
  • Understanding of major peripheral hardware interface standards (preferred).
  • Experience with product security, OS/system hardening, and secure boot schemes (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

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