2 months ago
Base Salary
$125k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop highly reliable and available software systems for managing thousands of satellites in low-Earth orbit.
- Own software design, development, testing, rollout, and interactions with surrounding hardware and environments.
- Design software for spacecraft and the ground systems that support them.
- Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Collaborate with engineers to plan and organize product development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or another science discipline plus at least 1 year of professional software development experience, or 3+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.
- Internship experience may be applicable toward the experience requirement.
- Experience with Python or C++ and Linux programming is preferred.
- Experience with distributed systems or large-scale consumer internet systems is preferred.
- Production experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerization technologies is preferred.
- Understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment, and monitoring is preferred.
- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or CockroachDB is preferred.
- Previous satellite or spacecraft systems experience is a plus.
- Must meet applicable ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid parental leave.
- Potential eligibility for company stock or long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Approximately 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- Washington employees accrue paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law.
- Various discounts and perks.
- Company shuttles provide weekday roundtrip transportation from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office.
Tech Stack
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.