3 days ago
Bellevue, WA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$125k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a Linux-based operating system for the supercomputer network fabric and Starlink laser mesh of satellites.
- Write and optimize high-performance device drivers for network and compute hardware.
- Deploy, operate, debug, and improve the platform in production.
- Root-cause system anomalies and improve reliability.
- Develop observability and configuration-management tools.
- Collaborate with hardware teams and external partners on next-generation hardware and software bring-up.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science, 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++.
- Deep knowledge of the Linux kernel and networking stack or another production-grade kernel.
- Experience with kernel, network, and userspace debugging tools such as ftrace, perf, Wireshark, tcpdump, eBPF, and gdb.
- Experience bringing up new hardware, including flashing bare-metal software on a microcontroller with JTAG or bootstrapping a Linux kernel and rootfs.
- Experience developing and optimizing device or peripheral drivers, preferably for high-speed interfaces or systems involving DMA and cache coherency.
- Understanding of Ethernet, PCIe, I2C, SPI, and other peripheral hardware interfaces, including schematic review and interface debugging.
- Experience with product security, OS or system hardening, and secure boot schemes.
- Must satisfy applicable ITAR eligibility or obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan, short- and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
- Paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks.
- Potential long-term incentives, discretionary bonuses, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation.
- Approximately 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- Washington State employees accrue paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law.
- Company shuttles operate Monday through Friday from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office.
- Base salary is listed for Level 1 and Level 2 at $125,000.00-$165,000.00 and $145,000.00-$200,000.00, respectively.
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.