Relativity Space

Staff Software Engineer, Ground Software

Relativity Space$181K — $271K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in building production web applications
  • Deep expertise in TypeScript and React
  • Proven ownership of a frontend platform or design system
  • Strong skills in frontend performance optimization and data handling
  • Experience in architecting state management for data-intensive applications

Responsibilities

  • Own the frontend platform behind the operator UI
  • Define the architecture for cohesive UI module integration
  • Lead the consolidation of multiple front ends into a unified platform
  • Build systems for displaying live telemetry under strict performance constraints
  • Set technical direction and elevate engineering standards within the organization

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Generous PTO and sick leave policy
  • Parental leave
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Additional benefits and perks available
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:
  • Own the frontend platform behind our operator UI - the application shell, design system, and shared data layer that every other team builds their features on -
  • Define the architecture and contribution model that lets domain teams ship their own UI modules into one cohesive application
  • Lead the consolidation of several separate front ends into a single, unified operator platform
  • Build for hard real-time: render live hardware telemetry at high rates against strict, safety-critical performance budgets
  • Set the technical direction and quality bar for frontend across the org, and raise the level of the engineers around you

About you:
  • Significant experience (typically 8+ years) building production web applications, with deep TypeScript and React expertise
  • A track record owning a frontend platform, design system, or large shared codebase that other teams depend on
  • Strong frontend performance skills: profiling, render optimization, and keeping complex UIs responsive under heavy, continuous data
  • Experience architecting state management and data flow for data-intensive apps (e.g., Redux, streaming/WebSocket data, Web Workers)
  • Ability to set cross-team architecture and technical direction, and mentor senior engineers

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:

$181,000-$271,000 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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