Senior Software Engineer - Data Analysis Platform

Rocket Lab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a skilled software engineer to build analytical tools that support rocket development. The role involves creating interactive data analysis tools and collaborating with engineers to enhance decision-making and data exploration. Candidates should possess extensive experience in software production, particularly with React and backend technologies like Python and Go. Join a dynamic team contributing to the future of aerospace technology and innovative manufacturing.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity

Generous PTO and sick leave policy

Parental leave

Annual learning and development stipend

Qualifications

• 7+ years shipping production software.
• Expert-level React and modern frontend patterns.
• Experience with data analysis tools or scientific computing.

Responsibilities

• Build interactive React applications for engineers.
• Implement automated decision algorithms that flag anomalies.
• Design APIs to power analysis workflows.

Skills

React

Data Analysis

Python

Go

Postgres

Kubernetes

Terraform

Spark

Education

CS/Engineering degree or equivalent depth

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

DBT

Spark

Job description

At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.

Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

About the Team:

Terrestrial Software is the central nervous system of Relativity Space, powering design, manufacturing, testing, and launch through a unified stack of enterprise applications, factory automation, and ground systems. Our goal is instant data accessibility and automated decision-making embedded in every workflow, removing friction and enabling fast, intelligent company-wide operations.

About the Role:

You'll build the analytical backbone for rocket development - interactive data exploration tools, automated test analysis systems, and decision-making engines that turn raw telemetry into actionable engineering insights. The goal is turning weeks of manual data review into automated go/no-go decisions. You'll join our 8-person Factory Platform team within the 40-person Terrestrial Software organization. Direct collaboration with GNC engineers, test engineers, and hardware development teams.

Day-to-day: Build interactive React applications for engineers to explore time-series data, compare test families, and identify performance trends. Work directly with GNC (Guidance, Navigation, Control) engineers to create specialized analysis tools for flight dynamics and control system validation. Implement automated decision algorithms that flag anomalies, generate test reports, and accelerate our test cadence from days to hours. Design APIs that surface insights from our existing data platform to power analysis workflows.

The challenge: Building analytical tools that engineers actually want to use. Interactive visualizations that handle terabytes of telemetry, automated analysis systems that make reliable go/no-go decisions, and creating family data analysis workflows that help engineers understand hardware behavior across hundreds of test runs.

Stack

Backend: Python, Go, Postgres

Frontend: React, TypeScript

Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Terraform, DBT, Spark

Data: Iceberg, DuckDB, Redshift

About You:

• 7+ years shipping production software
• Expert-level React and modern frontend patterns
• Experience with data analysis tools or scientific computing
• CS/Engineering degree or equivalent depth

Nice to haves but not required:

• Time-series data experience, scientific visualization background, or aerospace/automotive testing domain knowledge.

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range:

$165,000—$211,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.