Embedded Linux Engineer — Laser Mesh Routing

Frontdoor Defense; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, Vision, Dental

401(k) retirement

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer for Laser Mesh Routing (Starlink) in Bellevue, WA. You will own development of the Linux-based OS and drivers for SpaceX hardware, and work on the lowest layers of the software stack to push the frontier of AI networking.

You will build lean OS, write high-performance device drivers, and collaborate with hardware teams to bring up new platforms. Opportunities include working with kernel networking, debugging tools, and security features, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering or 2+ years of software experience.
• Hands-on system programming experience in C or C++.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Linux-based OS for Starlink hardware.
• Develop high-performance device drivers for network and compute hardware.
• Manage deployment, operation, and debugging in production.
• Improve observability and configuration tools.
• Collaborate with hardware teams on next-gen hardware and OS/software stack.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Kernel networking

Debugging tools

Hardware bring-up

DMA & cache coherency

Ethernet PCIe I2C SPI

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

ftrace

perf

Wireshark

tcpdump

eBPF

gdb

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer for Laser Mesh Routing (Starlink) in Bellevue, WA. You will own development of the Linux-based OS and drivers for SpaceX hardware, and work on the lowest layers of the software stack to push the frontier of AI networking.

You will build lean OS, write high-performance device drivers, and collaborate with hardware teams to bring up new platforms. Opportunities include working with kernel networking, debugging tools, and security features, with a