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Sr. Software Engineer, Starlink Network

SpaceX· Starlink Network Engineering
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Redmond, WA$160k - $225kfull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior software engineer role focused on real-time software for SpaceX Starlink network, spanning gateways, satellites, user terminals, and switches. Responsibilities include architecture and design reviews, prototyping, tooling, and integration into CI/release systems to improve performance and reliability of the global satellite internet system.

Responsibilities

  • Develop highly reliable, real-time software designed to run on the gateways, satellites, user terminals, and switches that make up our low latency, high capacity satellite-based global network.
  • Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
  • Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove out key design concepts.
  • Develop tools for software development and deployment, data analysis and visualization, and test execution across multiple environments, including virtualized hardware environments, real hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit testing.
  • Deploy reliable software, test execution, and data analysis as part of a continuous integration and release system.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline and 5+ years of professional experience in software development experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree.
  • Development experience in C, C++, or assembly.

Skills

Required:C or C++ development
Nice to have:Assembly languageReal-time softwareNetworking protocolsSecurity in distributed systemsPacket processing & L3/L4

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k)-retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation
  • 10 or more paid holidays per year
  • Company shuttles to SpaceX Redmond office
  • various other discounts and perks
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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