Global Peering & Interconnect Engineer

InvestedintheMission; Redmond (WA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Network Edge Engineer (Starlink) to design and deploy interconnection infrastructures, peering, and transit strategies for a global satellite internet network.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize routing, reduce costs, and scale interconnects from terrestrial to orbital networks. The role emphasizes strategic evaluation of peering opportunities, automation of workflows, and stakeholder coordination, with travel and on-call requirements, in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in network infrastructure and interconnection
• Experience with BGP, IP routing and network telemetry
• Experience with IXPs, colocation, optical transport and traffic engineering
• Extensive experience designing, building and optimizing internet interconnects and peering systems
• Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing legal agreements/requirements
• Strong professional network within global ISP/IXP/content delivery communities
• Experience building real-time monitoring and alerting systems for interconnect performance

Responsibilities

• Define and develop projects, milestones, and roadmaps for interconnection programs
• Lead evaluation of peering and transit opportunities balancing cost, performance, and routing control
• Engage stakeholders to translate inputs into improvements to Peering processes
• Build and maintain relationships with global peering partners
• Design and maintain peering policies including traffic management and failover strategies
• Collaborate across Starlink to integrate peering implementations
• Lead global IX strategy including location selection and onboarding of interconnects
• Automate and operationalize interconnection workflows including route validation and telemetry

Skills

BGP & IP routing

Network telemetry

Interconnection engineering

Interconnect design

Negotiation

Peering operations

Real-time monitoring

Distributed systems

Stakeholder reporting

Written communication

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Network Edge Engineer (Starlink) to design and deploy interconnection infrastructures, peering, and transit strategies for a global satellite internet network.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize routing, reduce costs, and scale interconnects from terrestrial to orbital networks. The role emphasizes strategic evaluation of peering opportunities, automation of workflows, and stakeholder coordination, with travel and on-call requirements, in a