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Senior Ground Software Engineer I

Rocket Lab USA

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Aug 13, 2025
Littleton, CO, US
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Develop cutting-edge spacecraft ground software for various Space Systems missions and provide ground system development and support for internal and external customers

Requirements

  • Experience architecting web-based software applications
  • Full-stack software development experience, including backend (Python, Golang, and/or Rust), frontend (Typescript or Angular), and database (InfluxDB, PostgreSQL, or equivalent)
  • Experience with Python web experience (FastAPI or equivalent)
  • Experience with micro-service architectures
  • Experience with database design and implementation
  • Experience using Git
  • Experience with SQL
  • Experience with ticketing systems like Jira, etc.
  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • Experience with authentication flows like Oauth, etc

Responsibilities

  • Develop and evolve web-based software architecture for spacecraft operations
  • Deploy and configure the Rocket Lab Ground Data System
  • Establish monitoring and alerting to detect system degradation and outages
  • Identify ground systems issues and provide technical insight for resolution
  • Work closely with flight software developers, operations personnel, and systems engineers to understand requirements and functional needs

Other

  • U.S. citizenship is required, due to program requirements
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus
  • Regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, operate computer keyboard and controls, and communicate verbally and in writing
  • Must be physically able to commute to buildings
  • Occasional exposure to dust, fumes and moderate levels of noise