SpaceX

Security Engineer

SpaceX
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15 hours ago
Redmond, WA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$130k - $200k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain technology protecting SpaceX systems, networks, and data.
  • Stand up authentication, identity, multifactor authentication, and network access control services.
  • Automate identity lifecycle processes for Information Security and partner organizations.
  • Run backend infrastructure supporting network security services.
  • Operate web application firewalls and other application-level security controls.
  • Enforce cloud security policy, centralized configuration, and monitoring.
  • Identify security threats and gaps and ship software and deployment changes that reduce risk.
  • Document and operate scalable, repeatable, maintainable, and secure solutions.
  • Coordinate with information security, physical security, IT, HR, legal, software, and other partner teams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or another STEM discipline, or 2+ years of professional experience in security software development in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience with Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust.
  • Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or other enterprise-scale infrastructure.
  • Experience writing, shipping, and operating secure software.
  • Knowledge of Linux, Windows, macOS system internals, PKI, SAML, OIDC, OAuth, TPMs, HSMs, TCP/IP, UDP, web APIs, HTTP-RPC, and REST.
  • Experience hardening Windows, Linux, and macOS to enterprise security controls.
  • Experience with macOS and Windows code signing and enterprise application deployment.
  • Ability to perform root-cause debugging under time pressure.
  • Willingness to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.

Benefits

  • Onsite role; hybrid or remote work is not considered.
  • Base salary range is $130,000-$165,000 for Level 1 and $150,000-$200,000 for Level 2.
  • Potential eligibility for company 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.
  • Approximately three weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
  • Washington State paid sick time in accordance with state and federal law.
  • Employee shuttles are available Monday through Friday from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office.

Tech Stack

CC#C++GoLinuxmacOSPythonRustWindows

Categories

SpaceX

About SpaceX

10,000+ employees

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.

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