Base Salary
$125k - $150k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop secure command and control systems for satellites
- Design systems for rapidly distributing and executing software updates across the network
- Improve high-throughput networking systems across the ground network
- Create monitoring and observability tools for safe and secure satellite operations
- Design development and testing tools to accelerate Starshield teams
- Own datacenter software and hardware used to control the Starshield network
- Own the complete lifecycle of software and products from inception through development, testing, and rollout
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a scientific discipline, or 2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree
- Development experience in C++ and on a Linux platform
- Solid knowledge of computer architecture, networks, debugging, and software testing
- Production experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or CockroachDB
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance
- 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
- Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Paid sick leave pursuant to company policy
- Employee discounts and other perks
- Employees with an active clearance may receive a clearance differential
- Full-time role requiring extended hours and weekends as needed
Tech Stack
About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.