3 days ago
Redmond, WA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$125k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a lean, high-reliability Linux-based operating system for the supercomputer network fabric and Starlink laser mesh.
- Write and optimize high-performance device and peripheral drivers for network and compute hardware.
- Deploy, operate, debug, and improve the production platform, including observability and configuration-management tools.
- Root-cause system anomalies and improve platform reliability.
- Collaborate with hardware teams and external partners to design next-generation hardware and bring up its OS and software stack.
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.
- Hands-on system-programming experience in C or C++.
- Preferred: deep Linux kernel and networking-stack knowledge or experience with another production-grade kernel.
- Preferred: proficiency with ftrace, perf, Wireshark/tcpdump, eBPF, gdb, and related debugging tools.
- Preferred: experience bringing up new hardware, including JTAG bare-metal flashing or bootstrapping a Linux kernel and rootfs.
- Preferred: experience developing and optimizing device or peripheral drivers, including high-speed interfaces, DMA, and cache coherency.
- Preferred: knowledge of Ethernet, PCIe, I2C, SPI, schematic review, product security, OS/system hardening, and secure boot.
Benefits
- Base salary range is $125,000-$200,000 across Level 1 and Level 2, with potential stock or long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Medical, vision, dental, 401(k), disability, life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks are provided.
- Employees may accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and receive 10 or more paid holidays annually; Washington employees accrue paid sick time.
- Company shuttles operate Monday through Friday between select Seattle locations and the SpaceX Redmond office.
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.