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Principal Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)

SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA
Closed$255K - $340KEquityParental leaveLeadRustC++

Principal Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink) at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is closed. It closed on Nov 13, 2026 and it no longer takes applications.

About the role

Design, build, and scale a new Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Starlink Build robust, responsive, and scalable distributed systems. Build the necessary tools, visibility, and alerting mechanisms to effectively diagnose, operate, and maintain complex, business-critical systems in real-time. Design algorithms to understand and optimize hardware utilization and cost efficiency, evaluated against intuitive and…

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