Sr. Software Engineer, Network Observability (Starlink)
Hawthorne · USD 165,000-265,000 · 5+ years experience · Posted Oct 14, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Location
- Hawthorne
- Salary
- USD 165,000-265,000 · Base salary
About the role
- The Sr. Software Engineer for Network Observability will design, build, and scale software powering observability for the Starlink network.
- This role involves enabling real-time alerting and generating performance and reliability metrics to track constellation health and customer quality of service.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, fault-tolerant data ingestion pipelines for high-volume telemetry streams.
- Develop frontend visualizations, interactive dashboards, and UI components for monitoring teams.
- Drive automation to reduce manual effort in network monitoring operations.
- Improve anomaly detection accuracy.
- Maintain high software standards and best practices across the full stack.
- Deep dive into business problems to apply first principles thinking.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline with 5+ years of professional software development experience, OR 7+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee to conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR).
Preferred qualifications
- Experience building or operating large-scale observability, telemetry, or real-time analytics systems.
- Strong backend experience with Python, Go, Java, or similar languages.
- Frontend experience with React, Angular, or a comparable JavaScript framework.
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, etc.) and/or distributed data systems.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.
- Familiarity with streaming data platforms or high-volume data pipelines.
- Demonstrated ability to own projects end-to-end and deliver reliable, high-quality software.
Benefits
- Long-term incentives (company stock or long-term cash awards)
- Discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
Skills
- Python
- Go
- Java
- React
- Angular
- PostgreSQL
- CockroachDB
- Docker
- Kubernetes
