Senior Security Software Engineer — Satellite Internet Platform

InvestedintheMission; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Discretionary bonuses

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA seeks a Sr. Software Security Engineer to influence security across Starlink products including routers, gateways, and satellites. You will design cryptographic services, implement security features, and help improve the security posture of large-scale distributed systems.

Ideal candidates bring deep experience in security software, OS and network security, and the ability to navigate complex, interdependent systems while delivering reliable, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or another STEM discipline and 5+ years of professional experience in security software development; OR 7+ 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

Responsibilities

• Design and build security infrastructure for Starlink, including cryptographic services and other security-critical services
• Develop security features for Starlink systems, including our router, dish, 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

Vulnerability research

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or STEM

Tools

TPMs

HSMs

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA seeks a Sr. Software Security Engineer to influence security across Starlink products including routers, gateways, and satellites. You will design cryptographic services, implement security features, and help improve the security posture of large-scale distributed systems.

Ideal candidates bring deep experience in security software, OS and network security, and the ability to navigate complex, interdependent systems while delivering reliable, scalable solutions.