2 months ago
Base Salary
$260k - $345k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and scale a new Content Delivery Network for Starlink.
- Build robust, responsive, and scalable distributed systems.
- Create tools, visibility, and alerting mechanisms for diagnosing, operating, and maintaining 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.
- Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Develop prototypes and manage experiments to validate future design concepts and Starlink use cases.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or another STEM discipline plus 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.
- 5+ years of professional distributed systems experience or experience designing, building, and scaling a CDN system.
- 7+ years of professional networking experience.
- Preferred: advanced degree in computer science or engineering.
- Preferred: experience with complex networking systems across layers 0–7, including edge networking, DNS, traffic management, caching, load balancing, SSL/TLS, DDoS protection, or 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.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Must satisfy applicable ITAR work-authorization requirements or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations.
Benefits
- Base salary range is $260,000.00–$345,000.00 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, and paid parental leave.
- Various discounts and perks, approximately three weeks of paid vacation, and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- Exempt employees are eligible for five days of sick leave per year.
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.