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Sr. Software Engineer, Starlink Network

Redmond, WA💼 Full-time💰 $160,000–$160,000🗓 2026-07-09 → 2026-09-27

Core

Develop highly reliable, real-time software for SpaceX's Starlink satellite network, including gateways, satellites, user terminals, and switches to provide global broadband internet.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Embedded/Real-time Systems)

Builds

Low latency, high capacity satellite-based global network components

Domain

Aerospace / Satellite Communications / Networking

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C, C++, assembly, real-time software development, distributed systems, networking protocols (UDP, TCP/IP), IP packet processing (L3/L4), DPDK, XDP/eBPF, high-scale networking hardware

Preferred skills

real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, security in distributed systems, packet forwarding engines (NAT, ACLs, QoS, DPI, load balancing, DDoS mitigation), SmartNICs (Mellanox/NVIDIA BlueField, Intel IPUs)

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain software for gateways, satellites, and user terminals; lead architecture and code reviews; develop prototypes and manage experiments; build tools for deployment and testing in virtualized and hardware-in-the-loop environments; manage continuous integration and release systems

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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