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Full Stack Software Engineer (Starshield)

SpaceX· Starshield Software Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$125k - $175kfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Full Stack Software Engineer position for Starshield leveraging SpaceX’s Starlink technology for government use, focusing on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. Build reliable software, from concept to production, to enable secure, autonomous space-related systems.

Responsibilities

  • Create highly reliable software systems that task remote sensor payloads on hundreds of satellites in low earth orbit and process the collected information
  • Apply creativity to build an immersive earth observation experience for users whether they are in offices or in the field
  • See your software through from start-to-finish: from figuring out the core needs to prototyping, developing, and testing; to production rollout and beyond

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, physics, mathematics, or a STEM discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in full stack software engineering in lieu of a degree
  • Development experience in C# and Typescript, or full stack software development experience

Skills

Required:Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experienceC#TypeScript
Nice to have:Web services and networksAWS / cloud environmentsLinux server environments, SSH, scriptingKubernetes or container orchestrationService Workers / IndexedDBPostgreSQL / databasesImage data processing / machine learningGraphics-intensive web apps

Benefits

  • long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
  • potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • 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+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave
  • various other discounts and perks
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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