Full Stack Software Engineer, Data Platform (Starlink)
About the role
SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. Today, the company is leveraging its experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world's most advanced broadband internet system. Starlink is the world's largest satellite constellation providing fast, reliable internet to 9M+ users worldwide. The program designs, builds, tests, and operates all parts of the system – thousands of satellites, consumer receivers, and the software that brings it all together. As a software engineer on the Starlink program, you will solve challenges that improve our ability to fully utilize deployed hardware, with the goal of providing customers with the best possible satellite internet experience, often serving under-served communities with affordable broadband access. Aerospace experience is not required – we look for smart, motivated, and collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on a truly inspiring mission.
Responsibilities
- Develop a highly reliable and scalable enterprise data platform empowering users to ingest, process, store, and query at petabyte-scale
- Create new functionality and end-to-end data pipelines that improve how the business at SpaceX operates
- Collaborate with peers on architecture, design, and code reviews
- Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
- Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
- Deep dive into business problems, find efficient solutions and apply first principles thinking
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
- 1+ years of experience in full stack development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Programming experience in Scala, Java, C#, Python, Go or similar languages
- Frontend experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript frameworks
- Experience optimizing in-stream, big data processing and analytics frameworks like Apache Kafka, Spark, Flink, or similar
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases, data lakes e.g. Hive, Delta Lake, PostgreSQL, CockroachDB or similar
- Experience with data exploration tools like Grafana, Metabase, PowerBI or similar
- Good understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment and monitoring
- Good understanding of statistics, machine learning algorithms and frameworks
Additional Requirements
- Willing to work extended hours and weekends when needed
Compensation and Benefits
Pay Range:
Software Engineer/Level I: $125,000.00 – $165,000.00 per year
Software Engineer/Level II: $145,000.00 – $200,000.00 per year
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy.