Data Engineer (Starlink Ground Networking)

$120,000 - $145,000/Yr

SpaceX - Redmond, WA

Full-time - Entry Level

Redmond, WA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

As a Data Engineer at SpaceX, you will play a crucial role in developing strategies, metrics, tools, and software services to assess the scalability and effectiveness of the Starlink Network, which provides broadband internet to millions of users worldwide. You will collaborate with various teams and external partners to enhance the growth and utility of the Starlink program.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain mission-critical infrastructure, tools, processes, and custom software to objectively assess growth areas for the Starlink program
• Automate the aggregation of metrics and detection of widespread application issues across Starlink
• Establish and maintain relationships with key third-party application/content owners
• Build ground-based software systems that ingest, transform, and store data
• Apply data analytics, models, and techniques to data products created by network devices
• Create catalogs of data and tools that can be used by you and other teams to perform analytics
• Fuse data from multiple sources to create usable information

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in data/software engineering in lieu of a degree (internship experience is applicable)
• Development experience in an object-oriented programming language (i.e. C, C++, Python)

Nice-to-haves

• Professional experience in analytics, data science, or machine learning
• Experience using Spark, Presto, Flink, or Snowflake
• Expertise with storage formats like Parquet
• Familiarity with Kubernetes for containerized environments
• Experience building solutions with in-stream data processing of structured and semi-structured data
• Experience building predictive models and machine learning pipelines (clustering analysis, prediction, anomaly detection)
• Proven experience in custom ETL design, implementation, and maintenance
• Experience handling large (TB+) datasets
• Experience with developing and deploying tools used for data analysis
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment that includes working with changing needs and requirements
• Ability to take on projects that require taking initiative and developing new expertise
• A proactive mindset, with the ability to tackle challenging projects and learn new skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short & long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• 5 days of sick leave per year
• Long-term incentives in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan allowing purchase of additional stock at a discount