Software Engineer Intern - Spring/Summer 2026

Relativity Space InternshipsLong Beach, CA
113d$37 - $42

About The Position

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

Requirements

  • Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Strong in programming fundamentals with experience in modern languages (e.g., Python, Java, C++, or Go).
  • Interested in building end-user applications enable manufacturing and operations.
  • Collaborative, curious, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
  • Knowledge of distributed systems, databases, or real-time processing.
  • Prior internship, research, or project experience in large-scale software development.
  • Familiarity with manufacturing or aerospace in general.

Responsibilities

  • Build and test Factory, Operational, and Data software to support Terran R production and launch.
  • Work with software engineers through reviews, design discussions, and pair programming.
  • Learn with modern application frameworks, hardware integration and cloud infrastructure all powering end-user applications.
  • Join sprint planning with engineering and work directly with users to build user-facing applications.
  • Deliver a project that improves efficiency, reliability, and data-driven decisions.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity.
  • Generous PTO and sick leave policy.
  • Parental leave.
  • Annual learning and development stipend.
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