Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale a new Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Starlink
• Build robust, responsive, and scalable distributed systems
• Create the necessary tools, visibility, and alerting mechanisms to effectively diagnose, operate, and maintain complex, business-critical systems in real-time
• Design algorithms to understand and optimize hardware utilization and cost efficiency, evaluated against intuitive and business-critical performance metrics
• Implement the systems which shape traffic across multiple CDNs
• Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews
• Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove out future design concepts and future use cases for Starlink

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or other STEM discipline OR 2+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree
• Software development experience in C, C++, or Rust
• Professional distributed systems experience (internship experience is applicable)
• Networking experience

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Advanced degree in computer science or engineering
• Professional experience designing, building, and/ scaling a CDN system
• Professional experience working on complex networking systems (layers 0-7)
• Experience with Edge Networking, DNS, Traffic Management, Caching, Load Balancing, SSL/TLS, DDoS protection, and/or monitoring
• Knowledgeable in network topology, numerical optimization techniques, graph theory approaches, or convex optimization
• Developed, debugged, and deployed scalable software that has been used in real world applications/projects
• Creative approach to problem solving, exceptional analytical skills, and engineering fundamentals
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Able to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements

Additional Requirements

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Pay Range

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: Software Engineer/Level I: $122,500.00 - $145,000.00/per year
Software Engineer/Level II: $140,000.00 - $170,000.00/per year

Requirements

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status. Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com.