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Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)

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Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink) in USA new

  • Palo Alto, CA

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and scale a new Content Delivery Network for Starlink.
  • Build robust, responsive, and scalable distributed systems.
  • Develop tools, visibility, and alerting to diagnose, operate, and maintain business-critical systems in real time.
  • Design algorithms to optimize hardware utilization and cost efficiency against business-critical performance metrics.
  • Implement systems that shape traffic across multiple CDNs.
  • Lead and participate in architecture, design, and code reviews.
  • Develop prototypes and manage experiments for future Starlink designs and use cases.
  • Work extended hours and weekends as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or another STEM discipline plus 5+ years of professional software development experience, or 7+ years of software development experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Professional software development experience in C, C++, or Rust.
  • At least 3 years of professional distributed systems experience or experience designing, building, and scaling a CDN system.
  • At least 3 years of professional networking experience.
  • Preferred: advanced degree in computer science or engineering.
  • Preferred: experience with complex networking systems, edge networking, DNS, traffic management, caching, load balancing, SSL/TLS, DDoS protection, or monitoring.
  • Preferred: knowledge of network topology, numerical optimization, graph theory, or convex optimization.
  • Preferred: experience developing, debugging, and deploying scalable software used in real-world applications.
  • Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and engineering fundamentals.

Benefits

  • Base salary is listed at $200,000.00-$280,000.00 per year, excluding this extraction’s compensation field.
  • Potential long-term incentives, stock options, long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and employee stock purchase plan access.
  • Medical, vision, dental, 401(k), disability, life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks.
  • Three weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays, and five days of sick leave for exempt employees.
  • Company shuttles are available Monday through Friday from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office.

Salary: $200k - $280k/yr

SpaceX

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