Data Software Engineer, TS/SCI Clearance

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Software Engineer, Data for Starlink who will design and build highly reliable data pipelines and data-centric applications to empower engineers across SpaceX.

The role requires an active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance, experience in full stack/data engineering, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable solutions that enable Starlink's broadband network at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/DS/engineering/physics or related field, or 2+ years of software experience
• 1+ years of experience in full stack development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science
• Active Top-Secret or Top-Secret SCI clearance

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable and scalable data pipelines for SpaceX engineers
• Create applications that improve SpaceX business operations
• Collaborate on architecture, design, and code reviews
• Build prototypes to validate design concepts and constraints
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
• Apply first principles thinking to business problems and deliver efficient solutions

Skills

Python

C#

Java

Scala

Go

Education

Bachelor's degree or 2+ years experience

Tools

Kafka

Spark

Flink

SQL

Grafana

Jupyter

Metabase

PowerBI

Git

CI/CD

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Software Engineer, Data for Starlink who will design and build highly reliable data pipelines and data-centric applications to empower engineers across SpaceX.

The role requires an active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance, experience in full stack/data engineering, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable solutions that enable Starlink's broadband network at scale.