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Sr. Security Software Enginer (Starshield)

SpaceX· Starshield Software Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$170k - $265kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior security software engineer for Starshield, SpaceX unit leveraging Starlink tech for government use. Focus on designing and building security infrastructure, cryptographic services, and security features across Starshield systems (routers, dishes, gateways, satellites), with emphasis on secure software design, incident response, and adversary detection.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build security infrastructure for Starshield, including cryptographic services and other security-critical services
  • Develop security features for Starshield systems, including our router, dish, gateways, and satellites
  • Design security into factory processes and provide network services in support of this
  • Maintain existing production systems and improve security posture via both direct implementation and recommendations to other teams
  • Build prototypes and help identify, design, and test security improvements

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline and 5+ years of professional experience in security software development; OR 7+ years of professional experience in security software development in lieu of a degree
  • Experience with one or more software development languages (i.e. Python, C++, Golang)
  • Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or other enterprise/large-scale infrastructure

Skills

Required:Security software developmentCryptographyProgramming languagesSecurity design
Nice to have:Network securityIncident response / adversary detectionCommunication / collaborationSecurity hardware (TPMs/HSMs)

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 long-term incentives
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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