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Software Engineer, Data - Top Secret Clearance (Starlink)

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

About the role

Software engineer on the Starlink program focused on data pipelines, applications, and data-driven solutions to improve satellite internet operations. Requires active Top Secret clearance and availability to work extended hours as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Develop highly reliable and scalable data pipelines to empower engineers across SpaceX
  • Create new applications that improve how the business at SpaceX operates
  • Collaborate with peers on architecture, design, and code reviews
  • Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
  • Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
  • 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:Programming
Nice to have:In-stream, big data processing and analyticsDatabases and data lakesData exploration toolsVersion control, testing, CI/CDFront-end experienceStatistics / machine learning

Benefits

  • Company stock or long-term cash awards (potential discretionary bonuses)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • 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
  • paid sick leave per company policy
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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