Principal Security Software Engineer: Satellite Internet

United States Digital Space LLC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 235,000 - 355,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Employee stock purchase plan

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Disability & life insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Principal Security Software Engineer for Starlink to lead security across products and platforms. You will design and implement cryptographic services, security features for routers, gateways, and satellites, and integrate security into factory processes and production systems.

The role emphasizes operating system security, vulnerability research, and incident response, with collaboration across engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable internet

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline and 8+ years of professional experience in security software development; OR 10+ years of professional experience in security software development in lieu of a degree
• Experience with one or more software development languages (i.e. Python, C++, Golang)
• Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or other enterprise/large-scale infrastructure
• Strong understanding of security design of modern Internet systems and cryptographic primitives

Responsibilities

• Design and build security infrastructure for Starlink, including cryptographic services and other security-critical services
• Develop security features for Starlink systems, including routers, dishes, gateways, and satellites
• Design security into factory processes and provide network services in support of this
• Maintain existing production systems and improve security posture via both direct implementation and recommendations to other teams
• Build prototypes and help identify, design, and test security improvements
• Further our mission of providing secure and reliable Internet to underserved communities

Skills

Software engineering

Applied cryptography

Network security

Operating system security

Secure/Authenticated boot

Incident response & adversaryDetection

Vulnerability research

Education

Bachelor's in computer science or STEM

10+ years experience in security software (in lieu of degree)

Tools

Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs)

Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Principal Security Software Engineer for Starlink to lead security across products and platforms. You will design and implement cryptographic services, security features for routers, gateways, and satellites, and integrate security into factory processes and production systems.

The role emphasizes operating system security, vulnerability research, and incident response, with collaboration across engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable internet