2 months ago
Base Salary
$125k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate a highly reliable distributed telemetry platform capable of ingesting, processing, storing, and querying petabyte-scale data
- Collaborate with engineers on architecture, design, and code reviews
- Partner with satellite and rocket teams to understand mission needs and develop technical solutions
- Own the complete software and hardware stack end to end
- Investigate business problems and develop efficient solutions using first-principles thinking
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or another scientific discipline, or at least two years of professional software-building experience in lieu of a degree
- At least one year of experience in full stack development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science
- Programming experience in C#, Java, or similar languages is preferred
- Experience designing, building, and optimizing large-scale distributed systems for high-volume data processing and querying is preferred
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments is preferred
- Working knowledge of Linux, version control, testing, CI/CD, deployment, and monitoring systems is preferred
- Must meet applicable ITAR authorization requirements
- Willingness to work extended hours and weekends when needed
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Company stock or long-term cash award eligibility, discretionary bonuses, and employee stock purchase plan
- Approximately three weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays, and paid sick leave
- Various discounts and perks
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches orbital rockets and spacecraft, and operates Starlink, a global satellite internet network for consumers, businesses, and governments. Its revenue comes from commercial and government launch services (Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy, Dragon cargo and crew to the ISS) and subscription broadband with Starlink hardware and service. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hawthorne, California, the privately held company serves NASA and commercial satellite operators, building most systems in-house.