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Network Operations Engineer (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Ground Network Engineering
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Redmond, WA$105k - $122.5kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Network Operations Engineer responsible for engineering the operational systems and processes to support the Starlink network at scale, developing tools, alerts, mitigations, and upgrades across orbital and terrestrial assets to ensure global connectivity and minimize customer impact.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement and scale Starlink Network Operations processes and tools to provide global internet access
  • Work with development engineering teams to drive design for operations, solve technical issues, and incorporate debugging tools and strategies into NetOps processes
  • Own and protect the overall Starlink customer experience, advocating for fast problem resolution with various teams inside SpaceX
  • Interact with key stakeholders to identify desired outcomes and deliver improvements to Network Operations owned processes
  • Ensure network incident response processes are rapid, organized, and minimize customer impact
  • Develop monitoring, alerting and triage processes across diverse Starlink teams to drive quick resolution of emergent problems
  • Define and develop projects, milestones, and roadmaps with flexible prioritization and scope management
  • Take extreme ownership of deliverables and make risk-conscious decisions under pressure

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in software development, system administration, site reliability, or network operations center experience
  • Experience with Python, SQL, and/or bash scripting
  • Experience with modern networking protocols: TCP/IPv4/IPv6, voice, video, broadcast, streaming

Skills

Required:Network OperationsPython scriptingSQLBash scriptingNetworking protocols
Nice to have:Incident responseDocumentationSDN/NFV

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid vacation (3 weeks)
  • 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Employee stock purchase plan and potential stock long-term incentives/bonuses
  • Shuttle service for select Seattle locations to SpaceX Redmond office (Mon-Fri)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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