Platform Engineer, Flight Software (Starlink) is open at SpaceX in Redmond, WA. The posting gives a salary of $125K - $165K. Posted on Aug 11, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Maintain flight code generation tooling for flight software and GNC engineers Maintain core flight software features that are shared across various satellite products Work closely with flight software developers to understand slow / error prone aspects of embedded software development and fix them Invent tools and processes that enable fast, accurate, and easy-to-use development and operational systems Engage ground…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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