Software Engineer, Starlink High-Performance Network

Starlink; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

Discretionary bonuses

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer for the Supercomputer Network to advance the software stack that powers our AI-grade supercomputers and laser-mesh satellites. You will influence the core OS, drivers, and tooling used across the network and hardware teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on system programming in C/C++, kernel-level debugging, and close collaboration with hardware engineers to bring up new platforms. It promises competitive pay and extensive total rewards in Washington state.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/engineering or 2+ years of software development experience in lieu of a degree.
• Hands-on system programming experience in C/C++.
• Proficiency with kernel, network and user-space debugging tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a lean, high-reliability Linux-based OS for the supercomputer network fabric.
• Write or rewrite high-performance device drivers for network and compute hardware.
• Deploy, operate and debug the platform in production; improve observability and configuration tooling.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to bring up OS/stack on new hardware.

Skills

C/C++

Linux kernel

Kernel debugging tools

Hardware bring-up

Networking interfaces

Security

Education

Bachelor's degree or 2+ years experience

Tools

ftrace

perf

Wireshark

tcpdump

gdb

eBPF

JTAG

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer for the Supercomputer Network to advance the software stack that powers our AI-grade supercomputers and laser-mesh satellites. You will influence the core OS, drivers, and tooling used across the network and hardware teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on system programming in C/C++, kernel-level debugging, and close collaboration with hardware engineers to bring up new platforms. It promises competitive pay and extensive total rewards in Washington state.