Sr. 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or other STEM discipline AND 5+ years of professional experience in software development; OR 7+ years of software development experience in lieu of a degree.
• Software development experience in C, C++, or Rust.
• 3+ years of professional distributed systems experience or experience designing, building, and/ scaling a CDN system.
• 3+ years of professional networking experience.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Advanced degree in computer science or engineering.
• 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 /Senior: $175,000.00 - $240,000.00/per year

Requirements To Conform to U.S. Government Export Regulations

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.