Software Engineer, C++ (Starlink)

SpaceX
Redmond
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 125,000 - 175,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Adaptability"]

Software Engineer on the Starlink program responsible for developing real-time software across gateways, satellites, user terminals, and network switches. You’ll participate in architecture and code reviews, build prototypes and experiments, and create tools for deployment, data analysis, and test execution in diverse environments, with impact on a global satellite internet network used by millions in underserved communities.

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Software Engineer, C++ (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Software Engineer on the Starlink program responsible for developing real-time software across gateways, satellites, user terminals, and network switches. You’ll participate in architecture and code reviews, build prototypes and experiments, and create tools for deployment, data analysis, and test execution in diverse environments, with impact on a global satellite internet network used by millions in underserved communities.
Location: Redmond
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop highly reliable, real-time software designed to run on the gateways, satellites, user terminals, and switches that make up our low latency, high capacity 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.
  • •Deploy reliable software, test execution, and data analysis as part of a continuous integration and release system.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 125,000 - 175,000 annually
Perks:MedicalVisionDental401kPaid LeaveHolidaysShuttle

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 C, C++, or assembly.
Experience:Space
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingAdaptability
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C++CAssemblyUDPTCP/IP

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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