SpaceX is hiring a
Backend Software Engineer

Summary

Join SpaceX as a Backend Software Engineer on the Starlink team and contribute to building mission-critical systems for managing thousands of satellites in low-earth orbit. As a software engineer, you will use your distributed systems knowledge to build analysis pipelines and develop tools for launch times, satellite trajectory planning, deconfliction, and deorbit decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline and +1 years of professional experience in software development; OR 3+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree (internship experience is applicable)
• Experience with Python
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, or similar)

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable and available software systems for managing thousands of satellites in low-earth orbit
• Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews
• Develop mission-critical architecture that aggregates satellite information into actionable decisions for launch times, satellite trajectory planning, deconfliction, and deorbit decisions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with systems-level design of highly-critical software infrastructure
• Experience with C++, and/or Golang
• Experience with distributed systems or large-scale consumer internet systems
• Production experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment, and monitoring
• Experience with profiling and improving application performance

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Access to a 401(k)-retirement plan
• Short & long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks of paid vacation & 10 or more paid holidays per year