Senior Data Engineer – Backend APIs & Pipelines
Summary
Rocket Lab in Auckland is hiring a Senior Software Engineer – Data Engineering to design, build, and deploy backend APIs, services, and data pipelines that index, retrieve, and visualise cross-team data. The role also involves mentoring junior engineers, reviewing architecture, and working with CI/CD and containerised services.
Rocket Lab in Auckland, NZ is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Data Engineering to design, build and deploy APIs, services and data pipelines that index, retrieve, visualise and act on cross‑team data.
You’ll mentor junior engineers, review architecture decisions, and help set technical standards while working on back‑end systems, CI/CD, and containerised services in a fast-paced, mission‑driven environment. This is a senior role with real impact.