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This role pays less than
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of similar roles. Most pay
$142,500–$215,000
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$138k
versus about
$179k
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
851 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
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Software Engineer, Vehicle Operations (Starshield) joins the Starshield GNC Software Operations team to support national security efforts involving earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. This role involves designing and implementing highly reliable algorithms, flight software, simulations, tools, services, and dashboards to facilitate autonomous operations of the Starshield constellation. Day-to-day responsibilities include monitoring constellation performance, performing on-orbit investigations, and leading satellite operations through all flight phases, including on-call rotations and data reviews. Candidates must possess software development experience in C, C++, or Python, along with knowledge of Linux environments, computer architecture, networks, and inter-process communications like RESTful APIs and gRPC. The work requires solving complex problems regarding satellite telemetry, autonomous fault detection, isolation, and recovery within a holistic satellite network and hardware environment.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
Python
C++
Distributed Systems
Docker
Kubernetes
PostgreSQL
CockroachDB
Version Control
Testing
Monitoring
Profiling
Object-Oriented Programming
Orbital Prediction
C++
Python
Linux
ARM
PowerPC
x86
TCP
UDP
Machine Learning
Unit Testing
Performance Optimization
Computer Architecture
Networking Protocols
Hardware-in-the-Loop
Linux Kernel
C++
Rust
C
Linux
Docker
Kubernetes
PostgreSQL
CockroachDB
ARM
PowerPC
x86
Embedded Systems
Cryptography
Hardware-in-the-loop
Network Performance Analysis
Simulations