This role pays more than
67%
of similar roles. Most pay
$142,500–$215,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$198k
versus about
$179k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
720 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 511 roles with salary data.
Sr. Software Engineer, High Performance Computing (Starlink) joins the Starlink program as a Beam Planning Software and Network Software Engineer to optimize hardware utilization for a low-latency, high-bandwidth satellite-based global network. The role involves developing highly reliable, real-time software to determine beam formation for user, laser, and gateway connections. Responsibilities include leading architecture designs, conducting code reviews, creating prototypes to prove design concepts, and building tools for data analysis, visualization, and test execution across virtualized and hardware-in-the-loop environments. Candidates should possess experience in assembly, C, or C++, with preferred expertise in real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, network topology, numerical optimization, and graph theoretic approaches. The work focuses on solving complex technical challenges to improve the performance of a large laser mesh network in orbit to provide reliable broadband internet access.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $202800 from 341 postings across 36 companies.
C++
C
Assembly
High Performance Computing
Distributed Systems
Network Topology
Numerical Optimization
Convex Optimization
Physics Simulation
Game Engine Development
Hardware-in-the-loop
Simulation
C
C++
Assembly
High Performance Computing
Network Topology
Numerical Optimization
Convex Optimization
Distributed Systems
Physics Simulation
Game Engine Development
C
C++
Assembly
Distributed Systems
Network Topology
Numerical Optimization
Convex Optimization
Physics Simulation
Game Engine Development
Hardware-in-the-loop
High-Performance Computing
C
C++
Assembly
High-Performance Computing
Distributed Systems
Network Topology
Numerical Optimization
Convex Optimization
Physics Simulation
Game Engine Development
C
C++
Rust
Distributed Systems
CDN
Edge Networking
DNS
Traffic Management
Caching
Load Balancing
SSL/TLS
DDoS Protection
Network Topology
Graph Theory
Convex Optimization
Numerical Optimization