Senior Data Engineering Software Lead

Rocket Lab; Auckland; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Auckland, NZ seeks a Senior Software Engineer – Data Engineering to design, build and deploy APIs, services, data pipelines and tooling that index, retrieve, visualize and act on data across the organization. The role is backend-focused with API-centred work and offers influence over technical standards.

You will review code, set standards, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with product and operations teams to deliver reliable software on ambitious timelines.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or similar or demonstrated equivalent knowledge.
• 5+ years' experience in a software engineering discipline.
• Strong Python development experience with REST APIs.
• Experience with Pandas, NumPy, ETL pipelines and SQL.
• Strong database knowledge and relational databases.
• Experience with CI/CD, containerisation, Git and issue trackers.
• Experience with agile development practices.
• Team player with a proactive, solution-focused mindset and good communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and build APIs, services and data tooling to support indexing, retrieval, visualization and automation.
• Build and maintain data pipelines for engineering and reporting.
• Develop and maintain software with thorough testing and documentation.
• Review merge requests and architecture designs, and help set technical standards.
• Lead trade studies to support technical decisions and document requirements.
• Refine and prioritise the product backlog and run agile ceremonies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deploy and support operational software.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Python development

REST APIs

Pandas

NumPy

ETL pipelines

SQL databases

CI/CD

Containerisation

Git/Jira

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

Jira/Redmine

Job description

Rocket Lab in Auckland, NZ seeks a Senior Software Engineer – Data Engineering to design, build and deploy APIs, services, data pipelines and tooling that index, retrieve, visualize and act on data across the organization. The role is backend-focused with API-centred work and offers influence over technical standards.

You will review code, set standards, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with product and operations teams to deliver reliable software on ambitious timelines.