Senior Data Platform Engineer - Scale Data Ops

Rocketlab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Top-tier medical HMO, PPO

Paid vacation and sick leave

401(k) with company match

Onsite gym

Subsidized EV charging

Discounted employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Rocket Lab, located in Long Beach, CA, is looking for a Senior Software Engineer I to enhance the data infrastructure that supports operations. You will design and maintain core data platforms, collaborating across teams to build scalable solutions from data pipelines to APIs.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in software engineering and expertise in Python and backend architecture. Rocket Lab offers a robust benefits package and a base salary range of $132,000 – $160,000 USD.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional experience in software engineering or a related discipline.
• Familiarity with data analysis libraries/tools such as Pandas and Numpy is preferred.
• Experience with SQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy tools for operational data access.
• Collaborate with teams to understand data requirements.
• Develop apps and services that scale with business needs.
• Build automation tools for data efficiency.
• Own services end-to-end from architecture to production support.

Skills

Python development

Backend architecture

CI/CD

Containerization

Git version control

Kubernetes

REST APIs design

Jira or Redmine

Education

Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

Job description

Rocket Lab, located in Long Beach, CA, is looking for a Senior Software Engineer I to enhance the data infrastructure that supports operations. You will design and maintain core data platforms, collaborating across teams to build scalable solutions from data pipelines to APIs.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in software engineering and expertise in Python and backend architecture. Rocket Lab offers a robust benefits package and a base salary range of $132,000 – $160,000 USD.