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Senior Ground Software Engineer I

Rocket Lab Corporation · Posted Nov 11, 2026

Long Beach, California, United States
On-site
Full-time · Senior
$132K–$198K per year
5+ years

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Serve as a technical authority for spacecraft ground software across our Space Systems missions, helping define and evolve the end-to-end architecture of ground systems.

Compensation

Base Pay Range (CA Only) $132,000—$198,000 USD

Responsibilities

Own major parts of architecture and evolve Rocket Lab’s web-based ground software platforms for spacecraft operations
Partner with flight software developers, mission operations personnel, and systems engineers to translate mission needs into scalable ground system designs
Deploy, configure, and optimize the Rocket Lab Ground Data System for diverse mission profiles
Establish robust monitoring, alerting, and reliability frameworks to proactively detect and mitigate issues
Provide technical direction and architectural guidance to ensure mission resilience, system integration, and long-term maintainability

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical discipline
Nice to have: Python
Nice to have: Golang
Nice to have: Rust
Nice to have: Typescript

Skills

Web-based software systems architecture Systems-level thinking

Senior Ground Software Engineer II

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Senior Ground Software Engineer I

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