Software Engineer, Data (Starlink)

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars and is seeking a Software Engineer for the Starlink program. The role involves solving challenges to improve satellite internet experiences, focusing on building a scalable data platform and collaborating on software engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

• 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

Preferred

• 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, CockroachDB 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
• Scala programming
• Java programming
• C# programming
• Python programming
• Go programming
• Angular experience
• React experience
• JavaScript frameworks
• Big data processing
• Apache Kafka
• Apache Spark
• Apache Flink
• Relational databases
• Non-relational databases
• Data lakes
• Hive
• Delta Lake
• PostgreSQL
• CockroachDB
• Data exploration tools
• Grafana
• Metabase
• PowerBI
• Version control
• Testing
• Continuous integration
• deployment
• Monitoring
• Statistics understanding
• Machine learning algorithms

Benefits

• You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Access to 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
• Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law

Company

• Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft
• Hawthorne, California, USA
• https://www.spacex.com/
• Founded in 2002
• 1001-5000 employees

Qualifications

• 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
• Willing to work extended hours and weekends when needed
• 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, CockroachDB 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

Required skills

• Angular, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Build and Deployment, C#, CockroachDB, Continuous Integration, Data Engineering, Delta Lake, Full Stack Development, Go, Grafana, Hive, Java, Machine Learning Algorithms, Metabase, PostgreSQL, PowerBI, Python, React, Scala, Software Testing, Statistics, Version Control

Experience

• 1+ years