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Sr. Software Engineer, High Performance Computing (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Network Engineering
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Redmond, WA$165k - $230kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior software engineer role focused on beam planning, network software, and real-time HPC for SpaceX Starlink; responsibilities include developing reliable real-time software, architecture/design reviews, prototypes, and deployment/analysis tools to optimize satellite beam formation and low-latency, high-bandwidth network performance.

Responsibilities

  • Develop highly reliable, real-time software that determines which beams (user, laser, gateway, etc) should be formed to provide the best possible user experience for the low-latency, high-bandwidth 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.

Qualifications

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

Skills

Required:Real-time software developmentArchitecture, design, and code reviewsPrototyping and experimentationTooling and deployment

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation (approximately 3 weeks)
  • 10+ paid holidays per year
  • employee stock or long-term incentives and potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • shuttles for travel from select Seattle locations to SpaceX Redmond office (Mon-Fri)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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