Senior Backend Engineer for Robotics & Data Platform

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own backend software infrastructure interfacing robotics, ML, and data platforms. You will design and deploy end‑to‑end systems that connect edge hardware with cloud services and visualization dashboards.

You will collaborate with robotics, data, ML, and infrastructure teams; contribute to observability tooling and end‑to‑end software delivery. A hands‑on, cross‑functional mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience shipping production‑quality software with real‑world constraints.
• Willing to learn new languages/tools and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend services that connect robotics software, data platforms, ML, and digital twins.
• Create frontend interfaces for data visualization and platform management.
• Deploy and maintain software in edge and cloud environments.

Skills

5+ years experience

production‑quality software

self‑driven

independent project execution

systems thinking

Tools

ROS

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own backend software infrastructure interfacing robotics, ML, and data platforms. You will design and deploy end‑to‑end systems that connect edge hardware with cloud services and visualization dashboards.

You will collaborate with robotics, data, ML, and infrastructure teams; contribute to observability tooling and end‑to‑end software delivery. A hands‑on, cross‑functional mindset is essential.