Senior Security Software Engineer — Space-Grade Defender

United States Digital Space LLC; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Bonuses

Health insurance

401(k)

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Sr. Security Software Engineer to strengthen Starshield's secure software across our aerospace platforms.

You will influence cryptographic services, security-critical components, and OS-level protections, working across router, dish, gateways, and satellites to harden the system against adversaries. You should have a track record shipping reliable software, deep understanding of modern cryptography, and the ability to design security at multiple

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 Starshield, including cryptographic services and other security-critical services
• Develop security features for Starshield 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

Skills

Software engineering

Applied cryptography

Network security

Operating system security

Secure/authenticated boot

Incident response

Vulnerability research

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Python

C++

Golang

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Sr. Security Software Engineer to strengthen Starshield's secure software across our aerospace platforms.

You will influence cryptographic services, security-critical components, and OS-level protections, working across router, dish, gateways, and satellites to harden the system against adversaries. You should have a track record shipping reliable software, deep understanding of modern cryptography, and the ability to design security at multiple