Full Stack Software Engineer, Data; Starlink

Full Stack Software Engineer, Data (Starlink)

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity explores the stars is more exciting than one where we are not. Today we are actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

As a software engineer on the Starlink program, you will solve challenges that improve our ability to fully utilize the hardware we have deployed. Our goal is to provide customers with the best possible satellite internet experience, often providing under‑served communities with affordable, life‑changing broadband internet access. Aerospace experience is not required. We look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on a truly inspiring mission.

• Develop a highly reliable and scalable enterprise data platform empowering users to ingest, process, store, and query at petabyte‑scale
• Create new functionality and end‑to‑end data pipelines 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

• 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

• Programming experience in Scala, Java, C#, Python, Go or similar languages
• Frontend experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript frameworks
• Experience optimizing in‑stream, big data processing and analytics frameworks like Apache Kafka, Spark, Flink, or similar
• Experience with relational and non‑relational databases, data lakes e.g. Hive, Delta Lake, PostgreSQL, Cockroach DB or similar
• Experience with data exploration tools like Grafana, Metabase, PowerBI or similar
• Good understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment and monitoring
• Good understanding of statistics, machine learning algorithms and frameworks

Willing to work extended hours and weekends when needed.

Pay Range:
- Software Engineer/Level I: $ - $ per year
- Software Engineer/Level II: $ - $ per year
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package  may also be eligible for long‑term incentives (company stock, stock options, or long‑term cash awards), discretionary bonuses, and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Additional benefits include comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage; access to a 401(k) retirement plan; short and long‑term disability insurance;

life insurance; paid parental leave; and various other discounts and perks. You may accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required clearances.