Relativity Space · 1 day ago
Senior Software Engineer
Long Beach, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$157K/yr - $200K/yrRelativity Space is building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will shape the core software for a multi-robot manufacturing system, focusing on system orchestration, data handling, and integration with robotics hardware.
3D TechnologyAerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Manufacturing
Responsibilities
Optimize and refactor existing C++ code for performance, reliability, and maintainability
Improve build systems, CI/CD, testing, and deployment workflows
You know how to design and implement robust state machines and system-level orchestration
Profile, debug, and resolve performance bottlenecks across CPU, GPU, memory, and I/O
Proficiency with build systems like CMake and infrastructure tools like Docker
Design and improve data pipelines for high-throughput, low-latency processing
You see around corners—your experience helps you anticipate integration risks and failure modes early
You treat debugging and test building as first-class engineering problems
Collaborate with domain engineers to translate experimental code into production-ready systems
You’re comfortable defining structure in early-stage systems and working independently toward high standards
Qualification
Required
Optimize and refactor existing C++ code for performance, reliability, and maintainability
Improve build systems, CI/CD, testing, and deployment workflows
You know how to design and implement robust state machines and system-level orchestration
Profile, debug, and resolve performance bottlenecks across CPU, GPU, memory, and I/O
Proficiency with build systems like CMake and infrastructure tools like Docker
Design and improve data pipelines for high-throughput, low-latency processing
You see around corners—your experience helps you anticipate integration risks and failure modes early
You treat debugging and test building as first-class engineering problems
Collaborate with domain engineers to translate experimental code into production-ready systems
You're comfortable defining structure in early-stage systems and working independently toward high standards
Preferred
Familiarity with ROS2, or deep experience working with ROS nodes and message-passing systems
Identify and implement opportunities for parallelism and GPU acceleration (CUDA, OpenCL, or similar)
You've worked on robotics, embedded systems, perception pipelines, or similar real-world platforms
Experience integrating real-time sensor data from vision, LiDAR, or thermal systems
Background in perception pipelines, multi-robot coordination, or HIL environments
Exposure to ML/AI environments, especially wrapping or porting prototype code into production systems
Background in additive manufacturing, robotics platforms, or industrial automation
Benefits
Competitive salary and equity
Generous PTO and sick leave policy
Parental leave
Annual learning and development stipend
Company
Relativity Space
Relativity Space is an aerospace company that designs, develops, and builds 3D printed rockets.
Founded in 2015
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.36BKey Investors
FidelityTiger Global ManagementPlayground Global
2023-11-15Series F· $20M
2022-02-03Secondary Market
2021-06-08Series E· $650M
Leadership Team
Eric Schmidt
Chair and CEO
David Giger
VP of Engineering
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