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Responsibilities
- Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant consumer devices and gateways for millions of users.
- Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Develop prototypes to validate design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
- Work with the Starlink factory to manufacture devices in-house.
- Write Linux-based software for processors and microcontrollers such as ARM and RISC-V.
- Develop systems for test execution across virtualized hardware and real hardware-in-the-loop simulations.
- Create tools supporting reliable software deployment, test execution, data analysis, continuous integration, and release processes.
- Own the complete software lifecycle, including development, testing, and support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or another STEM discipline plus 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, or 7+ years of professional software engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
- Development experience with C, C++, Golang, Python, or Rust.
- Experience with embedded or low-level systems development.
- Experience developing, debugging, and deploying software used in real-world embedded devices.
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as TCP/IP, electronics, mathematics, physics, and radio frequency.
- Strong debugging, performance optimization, and testing skills.
- Experience with security issues associated with distributed systems and internet services.
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Must meet applicable ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.
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.