Base Salary
$210k - $295k/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 to diagnose, operate, and maintain 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.
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.
- Advanced degree in computer science or engineering is preferred.
- Experience with complex networking systems across layers 0–7 is preferred.
- Experience with edge networking, DNS, traffic management, caching, load balancing, SSL/TLS, DDoS protection, or monitoring is preferred.
- Knowledge of network topology, numerical optimization, graph theory approaches, or convex optimization is preferred.
- Experience developing, debugging, and deploying scalable software used in real-world applications or projects is preferred.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Applicants must meet applicable ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan, disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks.
- Three weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays annually, and five days of sick leave for exempt employees.
- Employment is subject to ITAR eligibility requirements, and the role may require extended hours and weekends.
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.