Senior CDN Engineer – Scale Starlink's Global Network

SpaceX; Union Hill-Novelty Hill (WA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

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Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer for Starlink CDN to design, build, and scale a revolutionary Content Delivery Network that underpins a global satellite internet platform.

You will work on robust distributed systems, optimize hardware utilization, and develop tooling for real-time diagnostics, alerting, and performance measurement, collaborating across teams to shape Starlink's future delivery capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related STEM field with 5+ years of software development, or 7+ years of software development experience in lieu of a degree.
• Proficiency in C, C++, or Rust.
• 3+ years of professional distributed systems experience or CDN design/scale experience.
• 3+ years of professional networking experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale a new Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Starlink.
• Build robust, responsive, and scalable distributed systems.
• Develop tools, visibility, and alerting mechanisms for real-time operation of complex systems.
• Design algorithms to optimize hardware utilization and cost efficiency with performance metrics.
• Implement traffic management across multiple CDNs.
• Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
• Develop prototypes and experiments to prove out future design concepts.

Skills

C/C++/Rust

Distributed systems

Networking

Edge networking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/Engineering

Advanced degree (preferred)

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer for Starlink CDN to design, build, and scale a revolutionary Content Delivery Network that underpins a global satellite internet platform.

You will work on robust distributed systems, optimize hardware utilization, and develop tooling for real-time diagnostics, alerting, and performance measurement, collaborating across teams to shape Starlink's future delivery capabilities.