Senior Ground Software Engineer – Space Systems

Rocketlab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is hiring a Senior Ground Software Engineer I/II. This role involves serving as a technical authority for spacecraft ground software and defining the architecture for ground systems to ensure mission success.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in engineering, at least 5-8 years of software development experience, and a strong background in web-based systems architecture. The position offers a competitive salary range of $130,000 – $175,000 USD.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in professional software development.
• Proven track record architecting web-based software systems at scale.
• Strong ability to balance technical trade-offs across performance, security, and maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Own major parts of architecture for web-based ground software platforms.
• Partner with teams to translate mission needs into scalable designs.
• Deploy and configure the Rocket Lab Ground Data System for missions.

Skills

System-level thinking

Web-based software systems architecture

Full-stack development

Git-based workflows

Microservice architectures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical discipline

Tools

Python

Golang

Rust

Typescript

Angular

PostgreSQL

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is hiring a Senior Ground Software Engineer I/II. This role involves serving as a technical authority for spacecraft ground software and defining the architecture for ground systems to ensure mission success.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in engineering, at least 5-8 years of software development experience, and a strong background in web-based systems architecture. The position offers a competitive salary range of $130,000 – $175,000 USD.