Principal Wi-Fi Software Engineer (Starlink) is open at SpaceX in Palo Alto, CA. The posting gives a salary of $210K - $300K. Posted on May 26, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Drive the Wi-Fi software and roadmap for our Wi-Fi products, used by the majority of Starlink users around the world Debug and optimize kernel-level system performance Collaborate with our RF and EE engineers to improving our testing procedures for both software and hardware Mentor software engineers and building a great work culture Improve our Wi-Fi mesh performance Invent new tools that enable more frequent and…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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