Senior Security Software Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Salary: $180,000–$280,000 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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This role $230k

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Security Software Engineer

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Sr. Security Software Engineer (Starlink) joins the team to influence and enhance security across various product lines within the Starlink broadband internet system. The role involves designing and building security infrastructure, including cryptographic services and other critical systems for routers, dishes, gateways, and satellites. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing security features, maintaining production systems, improving overall security posture through direct implementation, and creating prototypes to test improvements. Candidates should possess expertise in software engineering, applied cryptography, network security, operating system security, secure boot, incident response, and vulnerability research. Required technical skills include proficiency in Python, C++, or Golang, along with experience with distributed systems and hardware like TPMs and HSMs. The role addresses the challenge of providing secure, reliable internet to underserved communities by securing complex, large-scale infrastructure and navigating intricate network protocols including TCP/IP and UDP.

Skills

Python C++ Golang Cryptography Network Security Operating System Security Incident Response Vulnerability Research TCP/IP UDP Distributed Systems

What you'll do

Design and build security infrastructure including cryptographic services for Starlink.
Develop security features for routers, dishes, gateways, and satellites.
Integrate security into factory processes and provide supporting network services.
Maintain production systems and improve overall security posture through direct implementation.
Build prototypes to identify, design, and test security improvements.
Provide recommendations to other engineering teams to enhance system security.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline and 5+ years of professional experience in security software development.
7+ years of professional experience in security software development in lieu of a degree.
Experience with one or more software development languages such as Python, C++, or Golang.
Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or large-scale infrastructure.
Advanced degree in a technical or engineering discipline (preferred).
Experience contributing security improvements to complex systems (preferred).
Experience working with special purpose security hardware such as TPMs and HSMs (preferred).
Fundamental understanding of network protocols including the TCP/IP stack and UDP based protocols (preferred).

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