Base Salary
$255k - $340k/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 to diagnose, operate, and maintain complex 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.
- Lead and participate in architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Develop prototypes and manage experiments for future Starlink designs and use cases.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or another STEM discipline and 10+ years of professional software development experience, or 12+ years of software development experience in lieu of a degree.
- Professional software development experience in C, C++, or Rust.
- At least 5 years of professional distributed systems experience or experience designing, building, and scaling a CDN system.
- At least 7 years of professional networking experience.
- Preferred: an advanced degree in computer science or engineering.
- Preferred: experience with complex networking systems across layers 0–7, edge networking, DNS, traffic management, caching, load balancing, SSL/TLS, DDoS protection, and monitoring.
- Preferred: knowledge of network topology, numerical optimization, graph theory, or convex optimization.
- Preferred: experience deploying scalable software used in real-world applications or projects.
- Preferred: strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and engineering skills, with the ability to work in a dynamic environment.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Applicants must satisfy applicable ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.
Benefits
- Base salary range of $255,000–$340,000 per year.
- Potential eligibility for company stock, stock options, 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, life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks.
- Up to 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays per year, and 5 days of sick leave for exempt employees.
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.