Senior Flight Software Engineer
Relativity Space · Long Beach, California, United States
Posted 18 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 18 days Relativity Space's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Relativity Space's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Relativity Space
- low 0 stale, 2 reposted of 350 open
- Hiring momentum
- 498 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Relativity Space's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Relativity Space.
About this role
As a Senior Flight Software Engineer at Relativity Space, you will lead the development of safety-critical software for the Terran R rocket, focusing on core flight software products that impact the program's success. Your responsibilities include architecting software, integrating complex algorithms with GNC engineers, and developing telemetry systems. You will also mentor junior engineers and establish best practices within the team, all while working in a collaborative environment that values innovation and technical rigor.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Relativity Space as an employer.
What you need
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in a relevant engineering discipline (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering)
- 5+ years of production development experience
- Experience delivering production-level and high reliability software
- Expert in Rust, C++, and/or other system languages
- Expert in algorithms and data structures
- Expert in Linux Operating System concepts such as memory management, CPU shielding, scheduling
Nice to have
- Experience with systems-level programming like synchronization primitives, memory management
- Experience with different inter-process communication methods
- Experience with message passing protocol such as flatbuffer or protobuf
What you get
- Competitive salary and equity
- Generous PTO and sick leave policy
- Parental leave
- Annual learning and development stipend
Worth weighing
- No aerospace background required, but experience with high-reliability software for complex systems is essential
- Role involves significant autonomy and technical leadership, which may appeal to self-driven candidates
- Compensation range is provided, but actual compensation will depend on experience and qualifications
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