SpaceX

4 months ago

Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Senior software engineer on the Starlink CDN team responsible for designing, building, and scaling a new Content Delivery Network, developing distributed systems, and leading architecture reviews to optimize performance and cost across global CDNs.

Location: Redmond

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Design, build, and scale a new Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Starlink
•Build robust, responsive, and scalable distributed systems.
•Build the necessary tools, visibility, and alerting mechanisms to effectively diagnose, operate, and maintain complex, business-critical systems in real-time.
•Design algorithms to understand and optimize hardware utilization and cost efficiency, evaluated against intuitive and business-critical performance metrics.
•Implement the systems which shape traffic across multiple CDNs.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 160,000 - 220,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kDisability Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or other STEM discipline AND 5+ years of professional experience in software development; Or 7+ years of software development experience in lieu of a degree.
•Software development experience in C, C++, or Rust.
•3+ years of professional distributed systems experience or experience designing, building, and/ scaling a CDN system.
•3+ years of professional networking experience.

Experience:5+ yearsTelecommunicationsSpace

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeam collaborationLeadership

Languages:English

Tech Stack:CC++RustDistributed systemsNetworking

Company Brief

SpaceX

Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Established Company

Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States

Founded: 2002

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn

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SpaceX

4 months ago

Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 2 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Redmond

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Design, build, and scale a new Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Starlink
•Build robust, responsive, and scalable distributed systems.
•Build the necessary tools, visibility, and alerting mechanisms to effectively diagnose, operate, and maintain complex, business-critical systems in real-time.
•Design algorithms to understand and optimize hardware utilization and cost efficiency, evaluated against intuitive and business-critical performance metrics.
•Implement the systems which shape traffic across multiple CDNs.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 160,000 - 220,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kDisability Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or other STEM discipline AND 5+ years of professional experience in software development; Or 7+ years of software development experience in lieu of a degree.
•Software development experience in C, C++, or Rust.
•3+ years of professional distributed systems experience or experience designing, building, and/ scaling a CDN system.
•3+ years of professional networking experience.

Experience:5+ yearsTelecommunicationsSpace

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeam collaborationLeadership

Languages:English

Tech Stack:CC++RustDistributed systemsNetworking

Company Brief

SpaceX

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Established Company

Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States

Founded: 2002

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn