3 months ago
Redmond, WA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$125k - $150k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop highly reliable, real-time software that determines which user, laser, and gateway beams should be formed for Starlink’s satellite network.
- 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, real hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit testing.
- Own the complete software lifecycle, including development, testing, support, and feedback from 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 assembly, C, or C++.
- Preferred knowledge of real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, or other real-time, resource-constrained, high-performance computing.
- Preferred knowledge of network topology, numerical optimization, graph theoretic approaches, or convex optimization.
- Preferred experience developing, debugging, and deploying software used in real-world applications or projects.
- Preferred experience with distributed systems and internet services.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Must meet applicable U.S. Government ITAR authorization requirements.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan and potential long-term incentives or discretionary bonuses
- Three weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Washington State paid sick time where applicable
- Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday through Friday
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.