Software Engineer: Ground Network Capacity & Forecasting

Spacex; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Discretionary bonuses

Comprehensive medical, vision, dental

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

3 weeks paid vacation

10+ paid holidays

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is hiring a Software Engineer for the Starlink Ground Network. You will own software systems that enable capacity planning for the next generation of Starlink's global ground infrastructure, including thousands of ground stations, data centers, and fiber.

You will build tools, models, and services that forecast demand, optimize deployments, quantify costs, and scale the network to serve tens of millions of users, while maintaining reliability and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, or a STEM discipline; OR 3+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree (internship experience is applicable).
• 1+ years of professional experience in software engineering, data engineering, or related fields.
• Development experience in an object-oriented or systems programming language (C++, Python, Go, Java, C#, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain highly reliable software for capacity planning, forecasting, and optimization of the Starlink Ground Network.
• Develop scalable data pipelines, and backend services that ingest telemetry, inventory, cost, and usage data to produce actionable capacity models and KPIs.
• Create simulation, optimization, and forecasting engines that predict future ground-network needs, identify bottlenecks, and recommend deployment strategies.
• Collaborate with network engineers, operators, software teams, and external partners to close the loop between planning models and real-world performance.
• Own the full software lifecycle: architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and rapid iteration in a fast-changing environment.
• Apply first-principles thinking to deep-dive into capacity, cost, and scaling problems; prototype solutions and quantify technical constraints.

Skills

C++

Python

Go

Java

C#

capacity planning

forecasting

optimization

cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Physics

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Kafka

Spark

Flink

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is hiring a Software Engineer for the Starlink Ground Network. You will own software systems that enable capacity planning for the next generation of Starlink's global ground infrastructure, including thousands of ground stations, data centers, and fiber.

You will build tools, models, and services that forecast demand, optimize deployments, quantify costs, and scale the network to serve tens of millions of users, while maintaining reliability and cost efficiency.