Senior Beam Planning Software Engineer RealTime Networking

InvestedintheMission; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Beam Planning for Starlink to advance real-time beam formation software critical to the world's broadest satellite internet network. You will own architecture reviews, prototypes, and tools across simulated and real hardware environments to keep latency low and bandwidth high for millions of users globally.

Applicants should have 5+ years of software development (or 7+ without a degree), strong C/C++ skills, and a background in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/STEM with 5+ years of software development, or 7+ years without degree.
• Experience developing in assembly, C, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Develop real-time software for beam formation to optimize performance.
• Lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
• Create prototypes and run experiments to validate concepts.
• Build tools for development, deployment, data analysis, and testing across multiple environments.

Skills

C/C++ development

Real-time systems

Network concepts

Problem solving

Communication skills

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/STEM

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Beam Planning for Starlink to advance real-time beam formation software critical to the world's broadest satellite internet network. You will own architecture reviews, prototypes, and tools across simulated and real hardware environments to keep latency low and bandwidth high for millions of users globally.

Applicants should have 5+ years of software development (or 7+ without a degree), strong C/C++ skills, and a background in