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# Senior Ground Software Engineer I at Rocket Lab

Department: 5151 Software Systems COSEducation: education_optional

Compensation

$115,000 – $155,000/yr

**Location**
: Littleton, Colorado

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Sep 10, 2026

## Description

Rocket Lab is hiring a Senior Ground Software Engineer I to serve as a technical authority for spacecraft ground software across its Space Systems missions. The role owns major parts of the architecture and evolution of web-based ground software platforms, partners with flight software, mission operations, and systems engineering teams, deploys and optimizes the Ground Data System, establishes monitoring and reliability frameworks, and provides architectural guidance to leadership. The position is based in Littleton, Colorado, requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical discipline, at least five years of professional software development experience, and U.S. citizenship; it offers a base salary of $115,000–$155,000 USD plus benefits.

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