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Software Engineer, Customer Hardware (Starlink)

SpaceX’s Starlink program builds and operates the world’s largest satellite internet constellation and customer terminals deployed globally. We are seeking software engineers to develop embedded and systems software for consumer hardware, deployment infrastructure, telemetry, and tools that scale to millions of devices while maintaining security and reliability.

Skills

  • Proficiency in C, C++, Python, or Golang
  • Strong Linux programming and embedded systems experience
  • Experience with ARM, RISC-V, or similar processors and microcontrollers
  • Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP) and telemetry data systems
  • Test design across unit, integration, and hardware-in-the-loop environments
  • Familiarity with secure distributed systems and deployment tooling

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant consumer devices and embedded software for long-term field operation
  • Own software architecture, development, testing, and release for customer hardware
  • Develop prototypes to validate designs and quantify technical constraints
  • Write Linux-based software for common processors and microcontrollers (ARM, RISC-V, etc.)
  • Build and maintain systems for test execution across virtualized and hardware-in-the-loop environments
  • Create tools and infrastructure for frequent, reliable code deployment and CI/CD
  • Develop scalable telemetry and data analysis systems and improve system security and robustness

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a STEM discipline and 1+ years professional software engineering experience
  • OR 3+ years professional software engineering experience in lieu of a degree

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Eligibility for company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Potential discretionary bonuses
  • Paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance
  • Approximately 3 weeks paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave per company policy and various employee discounts
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January 6, 2026
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