Telemetry Software Engineer: Petabyte-Scale Data

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Discretionary bonuses

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Comprehensive medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance - short term

Disability insurance - long term

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

3 weeks paid vacation

10+ paid holidays per year

Paid sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer, Telemetry for the Starlink program to design, build, and operate a highly reliable telemetry platform capable of ingesting petabyte-scale data. You will collaborate with satellite and rocket teams to translate mission needs into scalable software solutions and own the full software-hardware stack.

Ideal candidates have strong problem-solving skills, experience with distributed systems, and a willingness to work extended hours when needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• 1+ years of experience in full stack development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science

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

CI/CD

Version control

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer, Telemetry for the Starlink program to design, build, and operate a highly reliable telemetry platform capable of ingesting petabyte-scale data. You will collaborate with satellite and rocket teams to translate mission needs into scalable software solutions and own the full software-hardware stack.

Ideal candidates have strong problem-solving skills, experience with distributed systems, and a willingness to work extended hours when needed.