The end-to-end space company delivering reliable launch services, spacecraft, satellite components. Backed by Bessemer and Khosla.
About the role
Based out of Rocket Lab's global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, we are looking to hire a Senior DevOps Engineer I . In this role you will build, operate, and improve the observability platform that gives our teams clear, actionable insight into the health and performance of mission-critical systems. This role sits within the DevSecOps organization and focuses on reliable, scalable telemetry collection, storage, visualization, and alerting across our environments. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other technical discipline
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, site reliability engineering, platform engineering, or a related infrastructure discipline
- Hands-on experience operating and improving production observability and monitoring platforms
- Demonstrated expertise in AI/ML technologies with hands-on experience building AI-driven automation systems
- Experience with AWS and GCP cloud services
- Experience managing infrastructure as code with Terraform and collaborating through Git-based workflows
More about this role
Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us.
At Rocket Lab, we’re not just launching rockets — we're building the future of space. Our Space Systems team builds everything from complete spacecraft, precision payloads to the components and subsystems that allow them to thrive in space, like solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, radios, and more.
Our Space Systems team has enabled more than 1,700 missions, ranging from interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing to national security and defense initiatives. The team has built spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars, working with partners including NASA, the Space Development Agency, and the U.S. Space Force. Whether it’s a single high-performance spacecraft, constellation, or the vertically integrated components that help them get to space — our world class Space Systems team is...
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