Backend Engineer Oort
Job Location:
Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 140000 - 190000
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Posted on:
3 days ago
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Wanna join the adventure
Loft Orbital is looking for aBackend Engineer to join our Oort team. Oort is our central web platforma unified environment that consolidates all infrastructure data and tools empowering Loft to streamline integrate and manage the entire mission lifecycle with unprecedented efficiency and transparency. Oort bridges the gap between diverse mission phases operational teams and business processes by centralizing essential information and workflows establishing a standard for space mission execution at scale.
About this role:
- Build and operate features across backend services that collect manage and surface critical infrastructure data for the full Loft mission lifecycle.
- Design and implement APIs and integrations that connect tooling and data across teams and systems.
- Partner with program management satellite engineering operations and business stakeholders to analyze and understand mission design program and business processesand translate them into intuitive reliable software.
- Apply a product mindset across the stack: seek user feedback identify friction in both backend workflows and UI/UX and deliver solutions that meaningfully reduce complexity for the people and teams building and operating space infrastructure.
Must Haves:
- Demonstrated proficiency in Python for backend engineering.
- Practical experience using Docker for containerization and deployment in scalable environments.
- Experience in backend architecture encompassing API design and robust database interactions.
- You have handson experience building operating or integrating technologies for space missions and a passion for making complex multiteam technical endeavors more efficient and standardized.
- You thrive on dissecting intricate business and technical processes mapping them endtoendhighlighting friction points and opportunities for unique solutions.
- You excel in team environments communicate complex ideas with clarity and advocate for seamless collaboration between engineering operations and business functions.
- You are a proactive problem solver and a respectful challenger of assumptions comfortable owning features from design through production operations.
- Fluency in English.
Nice to Haves:
- Experience in the design modeling or analysis of space missions with an understanding of mission lifecycle complexities.
- Proficiency with Django and GraphQL and familiarity with modern cloud infrastructure platforms (e.g. GCP/AWS Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with testing tools across the stack (e.g. PyTest Jest React Testing Library Playwright/Cypress) and strong CI/CD practices.
Some of Our Awesome Benefits:
- 100% company-paid medical dental and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
- Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
- 100% employer paid Life AD&D Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
- Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave and 12 paid holidays
- 401(k) plan and equity options
- Daily catered lunches and snacks in office
- International exposure to our team in France
- Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent
- Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
- Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
- Relocation assistance when applicable
$140000 - $190000 a year
State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role which is $140000- $190000 per year. This is determined by your education experience knowledge skills and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly we are excited to meet you and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we cantquantify for you are the exciting challenges supportive team and amazing culture we enjoy.
*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft we value respectful debate and people who arent afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you dont check all the boxes.
Who We Are
Loft: Space Made Simple.
Founded in 2017 Loft provides governments companies and research institutions with a fast reliable and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.
We integrate launch and operate spacecraft offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation IoT connectivity on-orbit AI national security missions and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown Lofts flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.
With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027 we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco CA Golden CO and Toulouse France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.
As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Loft Orbital builds software and hardware products to fly and operate any payload on a standard satellite bus. See how we're making space simple.
