This role pays less than
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of similar roles. Most pay
$137,500–$197,750
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$145k
versus about
$168k
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.
As a Software Engineer, Telemetry (Starlink), you will join the Starlink program team to solve complex challenges regarding hardware utilization and satellite internet experience. You will be responsible for designing, building, and operating a highly reliable, distributed telemetry platform capable of ingesting, processing, storing, and querying data at petabyte scale. Your daily work involves collaborating on architecture and code reviews while partnering with satellite and rocket teams to translate mission needs into technical solutions. The role requires expertise in full stack development, data engineering, or data science. Preferred skills include programming in C# or Java, experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments, and a working knowledge of Linux, version control, testing, CI/CD, deployment, and monitoring systems. You will manage the end-to-end software and hardware stack to solve problems within the satellite constellation infrastructure.
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