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Principal Security Software Engineer (Starlink)

SpaceX· Product Security - Starlink
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Austin, TXPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Security-focused software engineering role at SpaceX for Starlink, shaping cryptographic and security infrastructure across satellites, gateways, and ground systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build security infrastructure for Starlink, including cryptographic services and other security-critical services
  • Develop security features for Starlink 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
  • Further our mission of providing secure and reliable Internet to underserved communities

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline and 8+ years of professional experience in security software development; OR 10+ 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:Software developmentApplied cryptographyNetwork security
Nice to have:Operating system securityIncident response and adversary detectionVulnerability research
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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