Senior Systems Engineer: Space Networking & Linux Kernel

Blue Origin; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 249,000 - 348,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join the Network and Software Engineering team supporting TeraWave in the Greater Seattle Area or the Bay Area. You will build the foundational layer-3 platform and contribute to satellites, user terminals, gateways, and the PoP data-plane.

You will work on high-performance packet processing in C/C++, kernel module development, and hardware accelerator interfaces, while mentoring engineers and driving secure, reliable software

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related STEM discipline, or 10+ years software development experience.
• At least 8 years of C or C++ experience in Linux or embedded environments.
• Deep Linux kernel knowledge including driver development, memory management, and system-level debugging.
• Experience with system-level debugging tools such as GDB, perf, and eBPF.
• Experience with Buildroot, Yocto, Bazel, or comparable build systems.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Build high-performance packet processing applications in C/C++ using DPDK and FD.io VPP.
• Develop and maintain Linux kernel modules and device drivers for custom hardware.
• Develop drivers and software interfaces for hardware accelerators, SmartNICs, and FPGA-offload engines.
• Debug system-level performance issues and optimize networking stack for satellite links.
• Implement secure boot, runtime security monitoring, and hardware-backed credential management across embedded platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers on low-level systems programming.

Skills

C/C++ development

Linux kernel

DPDK

FD.io VPP

GDB

perf

eBPF

Buildroot

Yocto

Bazel

Education

Bachelors in CS/CE or related STEM

Tools

GDB

perf

eBPF

Buildroot

Yocto

Bazel

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join the Network and Software Engineering team supporting TeraWave in the Greater Seattle Area or the Bay Area. You will build the foundational layer-3 platform and contribute to satellites, user terminals, gateways, and the PoP data-plane.

You will work on high-performance packet processing in C/C++, kernel module development, and hardware accelerator interfaces, while mentoring engineers and driving secure, reliable software