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# Software Engineer, Supercomputer Network (Starlink)

- **Company:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $125,000.0 - $165,000.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Configuration Management, Software Debugging, Linux, Device Drivers, Ethernet, Filesystem Hierarchy Standards, Hardware Interface Design, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Linux Kernel, PCI Express, Software Engineering, Supercomputing, System Programming, Tcpdump, Wireshark, Serial Peripheral Interface, PIC Microcontroller, Software Security, Perf (Linux), Information Technology, Bare Metal
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18718984/Software-Engineer-Supercomputer-Network-Starlink-Washington-Bellevue

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree (internship experience is applicable).
 * Hands-on system programming experience in C or C++.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

 * Deep knowledge of the Linux kernel and its networking stack or experience with another production-grade kernel.
 * Proficiency with debugging tools spanning kernel, network, and userspace (e.g., ftrace, perf, Wireshark/tcpdump, eBPF, gdb, and more).
 * Experience bringing up new hardware from scratch - you have flashed bare-metal software on a microcontroller with JTAG, or bootstrapped a Linux kernel and rootfs on new hardware.
 * Demonstrated track record of developing and optimizing device/peripheral drivers ideally for high-speed interfaces, or with advanced considerations like DMA and cache coherency.
 * Understanding of major peripheral hardware interface standards (Ethernet, PCIe, I2C, SPI, etc.) - you can critically review a schematic, and debug these interfaces if needed.
 * Experience with product security, OS/system hardening, and secure boot schemes.

## Description

* Build and maintain the lean, high-reliability Linux-based operating system that underpins our supercomputer network fabric and Starlink laser mesh of satellites.
 * Write (or rewrite) high-performance device drivers to extract the maximum physical capability from our network and compute hardware.
 * Manage deployment, operation, and debugging of our platform in production, including:

 * Rigorous resolution and root-causing of anomalies to ensure the system is constantly improving in reliability.
 * Developing and constantly improving our tools for observability and configuration management.

Collaborate with our hardware teams and external partners to design the next generation of supercomputer hardware and then bring up our OS and software stack on it.