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Software Engineer, Telemetry - Top Secret Clearance (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Network Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$125k - $195kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Software engineer role on SpaceX Starlink program focused on building and maintaining a highly reliable, distributed telemetry platform at petabyte scale, with full ownership of software and hardware stack. Requires collaboration with satellite/rocket teams, and active Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate a highly reliable, distributed telemetry platform capable of ingesting, processing, storing, and querying data at petabyte scale
  • Collaborate with other engineers on architecture, design, and code reviews
  • Partner closely with satellite and rocket teams to understand real mission needs and translate them into elegant technical solutions
  • Take full end-to-end ownership of the complete software and hardware stack
  • Deep dive into business problems, find efficient solutions and apply first principles thinking

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
  • 1+ years of experience in full stack development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science
  • Active Top-Secret or Top-Secret SCI

Skills

Required:Distributed systems
Nice to have:ProgrammingKubernetesLinux

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • discretionary bonuses and stock plan options
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • paid vacation (3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave as per policy
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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