Relativity Space

Aerospace

SrSoftwareEngineer,Compiler&Runtime

$154–211k Long Beach, California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sr Software Engineer, Compiler & Runtime at Relativity Space. Skills: Compiler implementation, Runtime development, Hardware automation. Own features end-to-end. Frame problems”

Industry & Context.

Aerospace
Problems you'll solve

Problem framing; Performance reasoning

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years systems programming, 7+ years programming language implementation, Fundamentals in compilers, Fundamentals in interpreters, Fundamentals in virtual machines

Nice to Have

Academic background in compilers, Industry background in compilers, Academic background in static analysis, Industry background in static analysis, Academic background in formal methods, Industry background in formal methods, Academic background in programming languages research, Industry background in programming languages research, Experience implementing type systems, Experience implementing bytecode interpreters, Experience implementing JITs, Experience implementing code generation pipelines, Experience building scriptable automation frameworks, Experience building configuration/DSL layers, Familiarity with real-time scheduling, Familiarity with concurrency models, Familiarity with fault-tolerance techniques

What You'll Do.

Own features end-to-end

Build platform services

Maintain platform services

Build automation tooling

Maintain automation tooling

Build device-level software

Maintain device-level software

Design automation systems

Instrument automation systems

Improve automation systems

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Hardware teams; Test teams; Manufacturing teams; Launch teams

Process & Methodology

Software development lifecycle

Full Job Description

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us. About the Team: Relativity Space is on a mission to better connect humanity to space and the universe beyond our planet. With decades of experience scaling world-class technology organizations like Google, CEO Eric Schmidt is guiding Relativity into its next phase: advancing Terran R toward launch and building the foundation for long-term impact. 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, manuf

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