6 months ago
Redmond, WA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$125k - $175k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop highly reliable, real-time software for Starlink gateways, satellites, user terminals, and switches.
- Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Develop prototypes and manage experiments to validate key design concepts.
- Develop tools for software development and deployment, data analysis and visualization, and test execution across virtualized hardware, hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit testing.
- Deploy reliable software, test execution, and data analysis through a continuous integration and release system.
- Own the complete software lifecycle, including development, testing, and support, while evaluating real-world performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a science discipline, or 2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree; internship experience is applicable.
- Development experience in C, C++, or assembly.
- Strong professional experience writing C, C++, or assembly in a production environment is preferred.
- Experience developing, debugging, and deploying software used in real-world applications or projects is preferred.
- Knowledge of real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, or other real-time, resource-constrained, high-performance computing is preferred.
- Experience with networking protocols such as UDP and TCP/IP and with distributed systems is preferred.
- Experience with security issues associated with distributed systems and internet services is preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and engineering fundamentals are preferred.
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements is preferred.
- Must satisfy applicable ITAR citizenship, residency, refugee, asylee, or authorization requirements.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan, disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks.
- Three weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays annually.
- Five days of sick leave per year for exempt employees.
- Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday through Friday.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- ITAR eligibility or authorization is required.
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.