Telemetry Software Engineer, Starlink Platform

SpaceX

Hawthorne (CA)

On-site

USD 125,000 - 195,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Stock options
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401(k) plan
Medical, vision, dental
Paid time off

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer, Telemetry for the Starlink program in Hawthorne, CA. You will design, build, and operate a highly reliable telemetry platform handling petabyte-scale data, ingesting, processing, storing, and querying across the stack with a focus on end-to-end ownership.

You will collaborate with satellite and rocket teams to translate mission needs into robust software solutions, applying first principles thinking to solve complex challenges and move SpaceX toward its

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software experience
  • 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
Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree or 2+ years experience

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer, Telemetry for the Starlink program in Hawthorne, CA. You will design, build, and operate a highly reliable telemetry platform handling petabyte-scale data, ingesting, processing, storing, and querying across the stack with a focus on end-to-end ownership.

You will collaborate with satellite and rocket teams to translate mission needs into robust software solutions, applying first principles thinking to solve complex challenges and move SpaceX toward its

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