Ground Software Engineer - Core

The role

You will help build the core capabilities of Loft's ground platform, including shared services, workflow automation, AI tooling and platform infrastructure. You will focus on observability and reliability, and may take part in spacecraft operations through SatDevOps rotations.

What you will do

• Evaluate and implement new technologies and software patterns across Loft's software stack
• Lead the creation and evolution of Loft's AI tooling for development, review, and spacecraft anomaly investigation
• Develop central ground platform functions such as workflow automation, microservice inter-communication and metrics
• Take responsibility for the reliability and performance of ground platform infrastructure, including message queues, CI/CD and observability
• Take part in SatDevOps rotations, occasionally helping investigate spacecraft anomalies and supporting real-time incident response
• Collaborate with software engineers and satellite operators across the company on consistent, maintainable and performant software

Required qualifications

• Solid backend software development experience
• Hands-on knowledge of deployment and Infrastructure as Code
• Ability to define and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working with Kubernetes
• Resume attached in English

Nice to have

• Python development, particularly with Django
• Knowledge of GraphQL and Graphene
• Experience with message queues and streaming technologies (NATS)
• Knowledge of DevOps and observability tools (Helm, Terraform, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Loki, etc.)
• Familiarity with AI tooling
• Frontend development with Vue and Web Components

Benefits

• Equity
• Up to 35 days of paid time off (vacation and RTT) and flexible working hours
• Health and life insurance
• Lunch vouchers
• Cross-office travel opportunities between San Francisco, Colorado and Toulouse
• Company and team off-sites and other events
• Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable

Before you apply

• Resume must be attached in English, as it will be reviewed by people across all offices
• Loft encourages applications even if you do not meet every listed qualification

About the company

Loft provides governments, companies and research institutions with an end-to-end way to deploy missions in orbit, founded in 2017. The company has flown more than 30 missions and is scaling a satellite fleet with offices in San Francisco, Golden and Toulouse.