Job Summary:
Loft Orbital is a company that provides a fast and reliable way to deploy missions in orbit. They are seeking a Space Infrastructure Software Engineer responsible for scaling operations of a heterogeneous fleet of satellites and ensuring reliable and efficient operation of Loft’s space infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain the software systems that autonomously operate our satellites, improving the reliability and scalability of our space infrastructure.
• Build tools, systems, and software libraries to enable other teams to integrate and operate effectively on Loft’s satellite platform.
• Scale our satellite operations software to support an increasingly heterogeneous and growing fleet.
• Partner with product teams to drive continuous improvements based on operational and integration feedback.
• Contribute to and maintain SatDevOps Academy, our internal training program for company-wide satellite operations readiness.
• Serve as a rotating Flight Director, overseeing incident response and ensuring the health and safety of the fleet.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Proven experience developing software, with solid skills in automation.
• Ability to work across the full software and hardware stack—including ground-based automation, space-based automation, and the interfaces that connect them.
• Proficiency in Python and Git.
• Willingness and enthusiasm to be trained as a satellite controller and Flight Director (including participation in the on-call rotation).
• Pragmatic mindset: able to balance long-term reliability with short- and medium-term solutions.
• Accountability and autonomy; comfortable taking ownership and delivering results.
• Openness to learning, working outside your comfort zone, and tackling unfamiliar challenges.
Preferred:
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Familiarity or experience with Docker, Lua, Linux, CI/CD pipelines, test engineering, or reliability engineering.
• Hands-on experience as a satellite operator.
Company:
Loft Orbital leases space on satellites for any organization to collect information about the Earth, from space. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.