2 months ago
Hawthorne, CA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$135k - $195k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and scale a new Content Delivery Network for Starlink.
- Build robust, responsive, and scalable distributed systems.
- Develop tools, visibility, and alerting mechanisms for diagnosing, operating, and maintaining business-critical systems in real time.
- Design algorithms to optimize hardware utilization and cost efficiency against business-critical performance metrics.
- Implement systems that shape traffic across multiple CDNs.
- Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Develop prototypes and manage experiments for future design concepts and Starlink use cases.
- Work extended hours and weekends as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or another STEM discipline, or 2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.
- Software development experience in C, C++, or Rust.
- Advanced degree in computer science or engineering preferred.
- Networking and professional distributed systems experience preferred; internship experience is applicable for distributed systems experience.
- Experience designing and building CDN systems preferred.
- Experience with complex networking systems spanning layers 0–7 preferred.
- Experience with Edge Networking, DNS, Traffic Management, Caching, Load Balancing, SSL/TLS, DDoS protection, or monitoring preferred.
- Knowledge of network topology, numerical optimization, graph theory, or convex optimization preferred.
- Experience developing, debugging, and deploying scalable software used in real-world applications or projects.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and engineering fundamentals.
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements.
- Must satisfy applicable ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.
Benefits
- Base salary is listed at $135,000–$160,000 for Level 1 and $155,000–$195,000 for Level 2.
- Potential eligibility for company stock or long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan, short- and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
- Paid parental leave, approximately three weeks of paid vacation, and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- Paid sick time for Washington State employees in compliance with applicable law.
- Various discounts and perks.
- Company shuttles provide weekday roundtrip transportation from select Seattle locations to 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.