Senior Spacecraft Operations Ground Software Engineer
On-site · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Job Summary
Senior Spacecraft Operations Ground Software Engineer at Rocket Lab Space Systems, Auckland. Develop mission-critical ground software for spacecraft command and data handling, automation, and visualization across diverse missions; build full-stack web applications (backend, frontend, databases) for spacecraft operations; provide on-call technical support during live spacecraft operations and ground-based test campaigns; architect scalable ground software systems; lead technical initiatives, code reviews, architecture decisions, and mentor junior engineers.
Required Qualifications
- tertiary qualification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar
- minimum 5 years of professional experience
- Full-stack development experience with Python and TypeScript
- experience with Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, cloud, Linux
- testing (unit, integration, end-to-end)
- Agile Scrum leadership
- ability to mentor junior engineers
Desired Qualifications
- Strong educational foundation with a tertiary qualification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar discipline
- minimum 5 years of professional experience
- Full-stack development with Python async backend
- TypeScript with Angular, React, or Vue for frontend
- Database and infrastructure knowledge (RDBMS, SQL)
- containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- cloud provider experience
- Linux proficiency
- unit/integration/e2e testing
- Agile scrum leadership
- mentoring junior engineers
Additional Requirements
- ITAR compliance requirements for U.S. offices (citizenship/residency eligibility or equivalent authorization)
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