Relativity Space

Software Engineer II (Ground Software)

Relativity Space • $130K — $196K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years experience building production web applications
  • Deep expertise in TypeScript and React
  • Experience with shared frontend codebases or component libraries
  • Strong foundational frontend performance skills
  • Familiarity with state management and real-time data updates

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the frontend platform for the operator UI
  • Implement modules within the established architecture
  • Migrate features to unify the operator platform
  • Work with real-time telemetry to render live data
  • Participate in code reviews and improve code quality

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Generous PTO and sick leave policy
  • Parental leave
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Transparency and fairness in compensation practices
Full Job Description
About the team:

The Terrestrial Software team is building the foundation for an automated rocket factory and integrated launch platform. Their mission is to automate and streamline workflows across the entire lifecycle of Terran R, from raw material intake to launch operations and eventually manufacturing on Mars. Today, that means partnering directly with teams across design, materials, manufacturing, and test and launch to design, implement, and deploy end-user enterprise-wide applications, industrial automation, data analytics infrastructure, and next-generation AI to solve real problems and accelerate progress. Long term, the team is laying the groundwork for a modular, scalable software platform that can power highly autonomous operations on Earth and beyond. This is a team for builders and thinkers who thrive on cross-functional impact and want to shape the digital backbone of our future in space.

About the role:
  • Contribute to the frontend platform for our operator UI - including the application shell, design system, and shared data layer that teams use to build features
  • Implement frontend modules following the established architecture and contribution patterns that integrate into the unified application
  • Support the consolidation effort by migrating features and components from separate front ends into the unified operator platform
  • Work with real-time hardware telemetry, implementing UI components that render live data efficiently while meeting performance requirements
  • Learn from senior engineers, participate in code reviews, and apply best practices to improve code quality and your own frontend skills

About you:
  • Experience (typically 2+ years) building production web applications, with deep TypeScript and React expertise
  • Experience contributing to shared frontend codebases, component libraries, or design systems used by multiple teams
  • Foundational frontend performance skills: ability to use profiling tools, identify performance bottlenecks, and implement basic optimizations
  • Experience working with state management patterns and real-time data updates in React applications (e.g., Redux, Context API, WebSocket integrations)
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with senior engineers, receive technical mentorship, and contribute to architectural discussions.

Nice to haves but not required:
  • Real-time data visualization / charting, or industrial control, SCADA, or hardware-in-the-loop experience
  • Familiarity with binary streaming protocols (WebSockets/protobuf) and offloading work to Web Workers
  • Experience with a monorepo build system (Bazel) or embedding code editors (Monaco)


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:

$130,000-$196,000 USD

About Relativity Space

Relativity Space is an American aerospace manufacturer that is developing 3D printed rockets. The company was founded in 2015 by Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Relativity Space's goal is to reduce the cost and time required to produce rockets by using 3D printing technology. The company's rockets are designed to be fully reusable, which could significantly reduce the cost of space launches. Relativity Space has received funding from a number of investors, including Mark Cuban and Playground Global.
Learn more about Relativity Space
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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