Sr. Embedded Software Engineer (Starlink) is open at SpaceX in Bastrop, TX. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $200K. Posted on Aug 19, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant consumer devices and gateways that operate for long periods of time with minimal maintenance for millions of users Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews Develop prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints Work with the Starlink factory to manufacture devices in-house Write quality Linux based software for common…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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