Software Development Engineer III - Network & SDN - TeraWave
Blue Origin1 month ago
Remote, United States +2 moreSenior
Base Salary
$207k - $290k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop routing solutions, topology management, and fast-reroute mechanisms for time-varying LEO satellite constellations.
- Implement software-defined networking frameworks with centralized and distributed control planes.
- Develop self-healing network logic using real-time telemetry for congestion management and fault isolation.
- Build observability components with in-band and out-of-band telemetry for packet-level visibility and flow-level tracing.
- Implement packet-forwarding solutions optimized for latency and throughput under space-based power constraints.
- Collaborate with RF and Silicon teams on cross-layer optimization and mobility across beams and satellites.
- Collaborate with principal engineers, senior software developers, and technical leaders, and mentor junior engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Five or more years of software development experience in networks, distributed systems, or telecommunications.
- Experience implementing SDN controllers and programmable data planes such as P4, OpenFlow, or proprietary frameworks.
- Experience implementing network solutions for wireless, cloud, or service provider networks.
- Experience developing software for mission-critical production systems.
- A master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
- Preferred experience includes satellite communications networks or terrestrial and satellite hybrid networks.
- Preferred knowledge includes BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, and Segment Routing using SRv6 or SR-MPLS in production environments.
- Preferred understanding includes packet processing, ASIC or FPGA forwarding logic, and high-speed switching.
- Preferred background includes graph theory, network optimization, and modeling or simulation tools for network performance analysis.
- Contributions to internal or open-source networking projects and understanding of communications-system regulatory considerations are preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing, and verbal communication skills are preferred.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or lawfully admitted refugees or asylees under export control requirements.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, a 401(k) with up to a 5% company match, and an Education Support Program.
- Stock options are available to regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for discretionary benefits and bonuses.
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About Blue Origin
Blue Origin designs and manufactures rocket engines, reusable launch vehicles, and lunar transport systems for commercial and government customers. Its products include the suborbital New Shepard, the in-development New Glenn orbital rocket, BE-4 engines (used on ULA’s Vulcan), and the Blue Moon lander; revenue comes from launch services, engine supply, and space systems contracts, including a NASA Human Landing System award. Founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the company is headquartered in Kent, Washington.