Zack Robinson

I build software and systems to help people accomplish their goals.

Currently, I lead a small team at SpaceX focused on delivering Internet from space to our largest and most complex customers. I've solved a lot of software and systems engineering problems up and down the stack, and in general, I enjoy any opportunity to drop into a new problem space and leave it better than I found it.

If you'd like to hear more about what I'm working on lately, we're hiring.

I completed a BA in Computer Science (with minors in Engineering and English Literature) at Swarthmore College. During my time there, I was president of the Swarthmore College Computer Society. I grew up in Portland, Oregon, and now live in San Francisco.

Some career highlights, in reverse chronological order:

• SpaceX: I lead the Starlink Enterprise Management Platform team at SpaceX. We build the sites, systems, and internal tools to deliver the world's most advanced satellite Internet service to multinational corporations, governments, and other entities with unique needs. I've also contributed to a variety of projects on the Starlink app and website and made improvements to our customer-facing AI tooling.
• Arcesium: I worked as a software engineer at Arcesium in New York City. I helped manage several thousand Linux servers and provide 1,000+ engineers with compute, networking, access control, CI/CD, observability, and cost accounting. I interned on the Corporate Technology team prior to my full-time work.
• A few other internships and personal projects, including winning the intern Innovation Challenge at Polaris and an ill-fated attempt at FPGA video processing.
• FRC Team 1540: In high school, I was a very involved student on FIRST® Robotics Competition Team 1540, the Flaming Chickens. We built 150-pound industrial robots from the ground up in about six weeks. I wrote significant chunks of the control code for three competition robots, two of which won software awards.

In my spare time, I enjoy reading interesting sci-fi (recent recs: A Memory Called Empire and the Terra Ignota series), EDM, and walking around. If you're in or visiting SF and you'd like to chat about computers, philosophy, or anything else, message me on X and let's grab coffee.