Data Engineer (Starlink)

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 possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

DATA ENGINEER (STARLINK)

As Data Engineer, you will be responsible for developing the strategy, key metrics, tools, software services and processes for assessing how well (beyond uptime and latency) the Starlink Network is serving millions of users around the globe. You will work with operators, subsystem responsible engineers, software engineers, network engineers inside the Starlink organization as well as key contacts at various major content providers. Your solution will inform Starlink Customer Support, Operations and Engineering teams of any regression in the customers’ experience. You will participate in product and design decisions to better prepare Starlink for emerging and future application trends.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build and maintain mission-critical infrastructure, tools, processes, and custom software to objectively assess the application experience of Starlink’s users around the world
• Identify emerging trends for popular applications (e.g. social media, collaboration, VPN, online gaming, Video Streaming…) and their impact on the Starlink infrastructure
• Automate the aggregation of metrics and detection of widespread application issues on the Starlink Network
• Establish and maintain relationship with key third party application/content owner
• Lead technical investigations about chronic application-level issues

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, or STEM discipline
• Development experience in an object-oriented programming language (i.e. C, C++, Python)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with developing and deploying tools used for data analysis
• Hand on experience with Wireshark
• Experience with protocols such as TCP/IP/UDP including application layer such as DNS/HTTP
• Developed, debugged and deployed software that has been used in real world applications/projects
• Hands on experience with Netflow/IPfix big 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
• Full stack development experience

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be willing to travel to setup initial infrastructure
• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

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