Software Engineer, High Performance Computing (Starlink)

SpaceX
Palo Alto, Redmond
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 135,000 - 185,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Collaboration"]

Join SpaceX as a Software Engineer working on High Performance Computing for Starlink. You’ll develop real-time, low-latency software to optimize beam forming across a global satellite network, participate in architecture and code reviews, build prototypes and deployment tools, and help close the feedback loop between design and performance in distributed systems.

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Software Engineer, High Performance Computing (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Join SpaceX as a Software Engineer working on High Performance Computing for Starlink. You’ll develop real-time, low-latency software to optimize beam forming across a global satellite network, participate in architecture and code reviews, build prototypes and deployment tools, and help close the feedback loop between design and performance in distributed systems.
Location: Palo Alto, Redmond
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop highly reliable, real-time software that determines which beams (user, laser, gateway, etc) should be formed in order to provide the best possible user experience for our low-latency, high-bandwidth satellite-based global network.
  • •Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
  • •Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove out key design concepts.
  • •Develop tools for software development and deployment, data analysis and visualization, and test execution across multiple environments, including virtualized hardware environments, real hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit testing.
  • •Close the feedback loop between software design and real-world performance.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 135,000 - 185,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kParantal LeavePaid LeaveLife InsuranceDisability InsuranceEquityEsop

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree (internship experience is applicable).
  • •Development experience in assembly, C, or C++.
  • •Knowledgeable in real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, or other real-time, resource-constrained, high-performance computing.
  • •Knowledgeable in network topology, numerical optimization techniques, graph theoretic approaches, or convex optimization.
  • •Experience with distributed systems and internet services.
Experience:SpaceTelecommunicationsSatelliteReal-time computing
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:CC++AssemblyReal-time computingDistributed systems

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
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