Relativity Space
AI Software Engineer I
$115K–$173K
Long Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Experience
- No minimum years required; 1+ years of professional experience is a nice-to-have, including internships, research, or substantial shipped personal and academic projects.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related engineering field (Computer, Software, Electrical, Aerospace).
About the job
Build and deploy reliable AI-powered applications and agents that help engineers and operators design, build, and test rocket hardware.
What you'll do
- Develop AI applications and agents using foundation models across the software development life cycle.
- Ship and iteratively improve production software using agile, continuous integration, and deployment practices.
- Work with users and stakeholder teams to define requirements and implement solutions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related engineering field.
- Strong foundations in data structures, algorithms, systems, and clean, testable code.
- Hands-on experience building with large language models through coursework, projects, or self-directed work.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language and willingness to learn others.
Nice to have
- Experience building agents, retrieval-augmented generation, or LLM evaluation pipelines.
- Familiarity with data engineering tools or exposure to manufacturing, hardware, robotics, or other physical-world domains.
Pay
$115,000 — $173,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, React, TypeScript, Go, Claude, Spark, Postgres, AWS
AI focus
Build AI applications and agents on foundation models for engineers and operators, with emphasis on production reliability and evaluation.
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