SpaceX is looking for a Software Engineer, Data to join the Starlink program. You will tackle challenging problems to improve the utilization of deployed hardware and provide customers with the best possible satellite internet experience. You will have full ownership of these challenges, working with a team to design and produce solutions that enable SpaceX to move towards its goals at a rapid pace.
What You'll Do
- 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
What We're Looking For
- 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
Nice to Have
- Programming experience in Python, C#, Java, Scala, Go or similar languages
- Experience working with in-stream, big data processing and analytics using Apache Kafka, Spark, Flink, SQL or similar
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases, data lakes e.g. HBase, Hive, Delta Lake, PostgreSQL, CockroachDB or similar
- Experience with data exploration tools like Grafana, Jupyter Notebooks, Metabase, PowerBI or similar
- Good understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment and monitoring
- Some front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework
- Good understanding of statistics, machine learning algorithms and frameworks
Technical Stack
- Languages: Python, C#, Java, Scala, Go
- Data Processing: Apache Kafka, Spark, Flink, SQL
- Databases & Storage: HBase, Hive, Delta Lake, PostgreSQL, CockroachDB
- Visualization & Analysis: Grafana, Jupyter Notebooks, Metabase, PowerBI
- Frontend: Angular, React
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: Software Engineer/Level I: $125,000.00 - $145,000.00/per year; Software Engineer/Level II: $145,000.00 - $175,000.00/per year
- Long-term incentives in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Various other discounts and perks
- Accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation
- Eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Paid sick leave
Work Mode
This role is onsite.
SpaceX looks for smart, motivated, and collaborative software engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on a truly inspiring mission.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
