SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this…
Manages a team of IT engineers designing, building, and operating enterprise compute, virtualization, and storage platforms (servers, hypervisors, NAS/SAN/object storage) supporting SpaceX engineering, production, and mission workloads, with hands-on architecture, capacity planning, and automation responsibilities.
Operates, builds, and deploys the Starshield data center network supporting national security missions, including high-speed optical and copper connectivity for AI clusters at 100k+ GPU scale. Core work spans network design, security, performance, automation, and troubleshooting using BGP/OSPF/VXLAN, InfiniBand/NVLink, and NVIDIA GPU stacks.
Designs, builds, and operates SpaceX’s Starshield data center networks supporting national security missions, including high-speed optical and copper connectivity for 100k+ GPU AI clusters. Collaborates with ML teams on interconnect topology, deploys network hardware, builds automation, and requires Top Secret clearance.
SpaceX Starlink Network Engineer who operates, builds, and deploys global network infrastructure—managing POPs and interconnections, optimizing performance and reliability, troubleshooting strategic customer integrations, and automating network devices—using enterprise/cloud networks, Layer-1 transport, BGP/OSPF/MPLS, Linux, Python, and SDN/NFV.
As a new graduate software engineer on SpaceX's Starlink team, you will develop real-time software, firmware, and deployment infrastructure for satellites, ground stations, and custom hardware. The role uses C, C++, Python, or C# and requires a STEM bachelor's degree and graduation in 2026 or 2027.
Develops reliable, real-time software for SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet system across networking, embedded firmware, infrastructure, and web/mobile platforms; participates in architecture and code reviews and collaborates with cross-functional engineers. Core technologies include C, C++, Python, C#, and networking/distributed systems.
As a new graduate software engineer on SpaceX's Starlink team, you'll develop highly reliable real-time software for satellite internet systems, take part in architecture and code reviews, build prototypes, and collaborate across engineering disciplines. Core technologies: C, C++, Python, C#, UDP/TCP/IP networking, and distributed systems.
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