Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer with broad technical skills and a hands-on mindset to develop and own the crucial backend software infrastructure that connects robotics software, data platform, machine learning, and digital twin of our Stargate autonomous additive manufacturing platform. This role is ideal for a software engineer who thrives in cross-functional environments, enjoys owning full projects from design to deployment, and is comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving R&D setting.

You’ll contribute to the core software infrastructure that connects edge hardware, ML inference systems, real-time process monitoring tools, and visualization platforms. You'll work closely with robotics, data, ML, and infrastructure engineers to develop clean, reliable, and maintainable software that integrates tightly with hardware and real-world processes.

As a member of Horizon's Data Platform team, you'll develop user-facing applications, APIs, and Create/Read/Update/Delete services that expose data platform capabilities to end users

Create backend services that integrate with data architectures and enable data consumption

Develop frontend interfaces for data visualization, analytics, and platform management

Deploy and maintain software in both edge and cloud environments

Collaborate with robotics software engineers to integrate your software with the robotic operating system

Contribute to internal tooling that improves developer productivity and system observability

About You:

10+ years of professional software engineering experience

Experience developing and shipping production-quality software with real-world operational constraints

Proficient in whatever languages and tools you love most, and willing to learn new ones

Ability to independently identify, scope, design, and execute software projects

Understanding of databases, pipelines, and platforms, and how to write software that interacts with them

Experience designing in collaboration with non-software stakeholders

Nice to haves but not required:

Experience developing software for robotics or additive manufacturing applications

Familiarity with Robot Operating System (ROS)

Prior experience in a small company or startup where you owned software end-to-end

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at accommodations@relativityspace.com.

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