Senior Telemetry Software Engineer, Starlink Platform

InvestedintheMission; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 270,000; 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

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Downtime perks

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer, Telemetry (Starlink) to design, build, and operate a highly reliable telemetry platform handling petabyte-scale data.

You will own end-to-end software and hardware stack, collaborating with satellite and rocket teams to translate mission needs into scalable solutions. Qualifications include a BS in computer science or related field (or 7+ years of software experience), 5+ years in full stack or software engineering, and hands-on Kubernetes, Linux,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or scientific discipline; OR 7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• 5+ years of experience in full stack development or software engineering
• Programming experience in C#, Java, or similar languages
• Experience designing, building, and optimizing large-scale distributed systems for processing and querying high-volume data
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments
• Working knowledge of Linux, version control, testing, CI/CD, deployment, and monitoring systems

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate a highly reliable, distributed telemetry platform capable of ingesting, processing, storing, and querying data at petabyte scale
• Collaborate with other engineers on architecture, design, and code reviews
• Partner closely with satellite and rocket teams to understand real mission needs and translate them into elegant technical solutions
• Take full end-to-end ownership of the complete software and hardware stack
• Deep dive into business problems, find efficient solutions and apply first principles thinking

Skills

C#

Java

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Linux

Version control

CI/CD

Testing

Monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or 7+ years experience

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer, Telemetry (Starlink) to design, build, and operate a highly reliable telemetry platform handling petabyte-scale data.

You will own end-to-end software and hardware stack, collaborating with satellite and rocket teams to translate mission needs into scalable solutions. Qualifications include a BS in computer science or related field (or 7+ years of software experience), 5+ years in full stack or software engineering, and hands-on Kubernetes, Linux,